Dumitru Coliu

Dumitru Coliu

Dumitru Coliu (birth name: Dimităr Kolev ; born November 7, 1907 in Vasilieva , Caliacra County , Kingdom of Romania , † 1985 in Bucharest ) was a Romanian major general and politician of the Romanian Workers' Party PMR (Partidul Muncitoresc Român) and from 1965 of the PCR (Partidul Comunist Român) .

Life

Start of political career and World War II

Coliu was in 1923 a member of the union of skinners and 1925, the former Romanian Communist Party PCDR (Partidul Comunist din România) . At the same time he joined the Revolutionary Organization of the Dobrudscha DRO (Dobrujanska revoluționna organizația) as a member in 1925 and was first secretary of a city committee in 1930 and a member of a district committee in 1931. In 1935 he became a member of the PCdR regional committee in Dobruja and served as secretary of this regional committee between 1937 and 1940. In addition, he became a member of the Central Committee (ZK) of the PCdR in 1938 and fled to the Soviet Union in 1940 . During the Second World War he joined the armed forces ( Armata Română ) and in 1943 became a captain and political officer of the 2nd infantry regiment of the 1st Romanian Volunteer Infantry Division "Tudor Vladimirescu" , of which he was political commissioner between August 1944 and August 1945. At times he was also political commissar of the division "Tudor Vladimirescu" and was transferred to the reserve on August 15, 1945 with the rank of colonel .

Post-war period, member of parliament and party official

At the National Conference (Conferința Națională) , which took place from October 16 to 22, 1945, Coliu was elected a member of the PCdR Central Committee and was a member of this until November 23, 1979. At the same time he was from 1946 to December 29, 1947 head of the Central Committee Department for Military Affairs and then between December 29, 1947 and 1949 General Secretary for Administrative Affairs in the Ministry of National Defense. At the same time, he was ordered back to active military service as a colonel on December 29, 1947 and promoted to major general on May 1, 1948 . In 1948 he became a member of the Grand National Assembly (Marea Adunare Națională) for the first time and was a member until 1980.

After Coliu was a military attaché at the embassy in the Soviet Union between 1949 and 1951 , after his return from 1951 to March 6, 1952, he served as the first secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party PMR (Partidul Muncitoresc Român) in the Prahova district . He was then between March 6, 1952 and 1954 Director General of the Special Directorate for Military Affairs at the Council of Ministers. At the plenary session of the Central Committee of the PMR (May 27, 1952) he became a candidate for the Politburo of the Central Committee and held this position until July 23, 1965. On October 6, 1952, he was also a member of the Central Electoral Commission. He was during his parliamentary membership from January 24, 1953 to June 2, 1955 President of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs and at the same time between January 29, 1953 and June 2, 1955 also a member of the Presidium of the Grand National Assembly.

In 1954 Coliu became First Secretary of the PMR City Committee of Bucharest , but only held this office until June 2, 1955. At the same time, he was a member of the Military Council of the 2nd Military Region until April 4, 1956. On June 2, 1955, he became President of the State Control Commission and held this position until April 15, 1971. He was also between March 25, 1961 and August 21, 1965 a member of the parliamentary committee for the drafting of a new constitution and from 1969 to 1975 President of the parliamentary committee on agriculture and forestry. At the same time he was President of the Party Control Commission between June 25, 1960 and July 23, 1965. At the ninth party congress of the PCR (July 19 to 24, 1965) he was elected as a candidate for the Executive Committee of the Central Committee and held this function until August 12, 1969. At the same time he acted between July 23, 1965 and August 12, 1969 as President of the Central Party College of the PCR.

Most recently, Coliu became a member of the National Council for Environmental Protection and Nature Conservation on March 9, 1974, and in 1975 a member of the Supreme Council for Economic and Social Development. He also served from March 22, 1975 until he left the Grand National Assembly in 1980 as President of the Parliamentary Committee for People's Councils and State Administration.

honors and awards

Coliu has received several awards for his longstanding services, including the Order of Defense of the Fatherland Third Class (Ordinul Apărarea Patriei) in 1945 , the Order of the Red Star Second Class (Ordinul Steaua Roșie) in 1946 , and the Military Order of Michael the Brave Third Class in 1947 ( Ordinul Mihai Viteazul) , 1948 the Star of the People's Republic of Romania Third Class (Ordinul Steaua Republicii Populare Române) , 1949 the Order of Labor Third Class (Ordinul Muncii) , 1949 the Order of Defense of the Fatherland Second Class, 1957 the Star of the People's Republic of Romania first Class, 1959 the medal August 23rd First Class (Ordinul August 23rd) , 1964 the title Hero of Socialist Work (Erou al Muncii Socialiste) , 1964 the gold medal "Hammer and Sickle" (Medalia de aur "Secera și Ciocanul") , 1966 the Order of Tudor Vladimirescu First Class (Ordinul Tudor Vladimirescu) , 1971 the Order of Defense of the Fatherland First Class and 1974 the Order for the Victory of Socialism (Ordinul Victoria Socialismului) .

literature

• Coliu Dumitru. In: Florica Dobre (ed.): Consiliul Național pentru Studiera Arhivelor Securității. Membrii CC al PCR 1945-1989. Dicționary. Editura Enciclopedicã, Bucharest 2004, ISBN 973-45-0486-X , p. 167 f. ( PDF; 12.1 MB ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ He represented the following constituencies in the Grand National Assembly: Putna (1948 to 1952), Ploieşti Nord (1952 to 1961), Baia Mare No. 1 (1961 to 1975) and Bălțăteşti No. 7 (1975 to 1980).