List of Foreign Ministers of Romania

Ministerul Afacerilor External (MAE)

This is a list of Romania's Foreign Ministers since 1862.

Principality of Romania (1862–1881)

• Apostol Arsache (January 22, 1862 to June 24, 1862)
• Alexandru Cantacuzino (June 24, 1862 to September 29, 1862)
• Ioan Grigore Ghica (September 30, 1862 to August 16, 1863)
• Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu (August 17, 1863 to October 16, 1865)
• Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah (October 17, 1865 to February 10, 1866)
• Ion Ghica (February 11, 1866 to May 10, 1866)
• Petre Mavrogheni (May 11, 1866 to July 13, 1866)
• George Barbu Știrbei (July 15, 1866 to February 21, 1867)
• Ștefan Golescu (March 1, 1867 to August 5, 1867)
• Alexandru Teriachiu August 17, 1867 to November 12, 1867
• Ștefan Golescu (November 13, 1867 to April 30, 1868)
• Nicolae Golescu (May 1 to November 15, 1868)
• Dimitrie Ghica (November 16, 1868 to November 27, 1869)
• Nicolae Callimachi-Catargiu (November 28, 1869 to February 1, 1870)
• Alexandru G. Golescu (February 2 to April 18, 1870)
• Petru Carp (April 20 to December 14, 1870)
• Nicolae Callimachi-Catargiu (December 18, 1870 to March 11, 1871)
• Gheorghe Costaforu (March 11, 1871 to April 27, 1873)
• Vasile Boerescu (April 28, 1873 to January 29, 1876)
• Ion Bălăceanu (January 30 to April 3, 1876)
• Dimitrie Cornea (April 4-26, 1876)
• Mihail Kogălniceanu (April 27 to July 23, 1876)
• Nicolae Ionescu (July 24, 1876 to April 2, 1877)
• Mihail Kogălniceanu (April 3, 1877 to November 24, 1878)
• Ion I. Câmpineanu (November 25, 1878 to July 10, 1879)
• Vasile Boerescu (July 11, 1879 to April 9, 1881)

Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947)

• Dimitrie C. Brătianu (April 10 to June 8, 1881)
• Eugeniu Stătescu (June 9, 1881 to July 30, 1881)
• Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza (August 1, 1881 to February 1, 1885)
• Ion C. Câmpineanu (February 2 to October 27, 1885)
• Ion Brătianu (October 28 to December 15, 1885)
• Mihail Pherekyde (December 16, 1885 to March 21, 1888)
• Petre P. Carp (1888 to 1889)
• Alexandru Lahovari (March 29, 1889 to February 15, 1891)
• Constantin Esarcu (February 21 to November 26, 1891)
• Alexandru Lahovari (November 27, 1891 to October 3, 1895)
• Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza (October 4, 1895 to November 21, 1896)
• Constantin Stoicescu (November 21, 1896 to March 29, 1897)
• Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza (March 31, 1897 to March 30, 1899)
• Ioan Lahovari (April 11, 1899 to July 6, 1900)
• Alexandru Marghiloman (July 7, 1900 to February 13, 1901)
• Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza (February 14, 1901 to January 8, 1902)
• Ion IC Brătianu (January 9, 1902 to December 11, 1904)
• Dimitrie A. Sturdza (December 12 to December 21, 1904)
• Iacob Lahovari (December 22, 1904 to February 8, 1907)
• Ioan Lahovari (February 9 to March 11, 1907)
• Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza (March 12, 1907 to December 27, 1908)
• Ion IC Brătianu (December 27, 1908 to October 30, 1909)
• Alexandru Djuvara (November 1, 1909 to December 28, 1910)
• Titu Maiorescu (December 29, 1910 to December 31, 1913)
• Emanuel Porumbaru (January 4, 1914 to December 7, 1916)
• Ion IC Brătianu (December 8, 1916 to January 28, 1918)
• Alexandru Averescu (January 29 to March 4, 1918)
• Constantin C. Arion (March 5 to October 23, 1918)
• Constantin Coandă (October 24 to November 28, 1918)
• Ion IC Brătianu (November 29, 1918 to September 26, 1919)
• Arthur Văitoianu (September 27 to October 14, 1919)
• Nicolae Mișu (October 15 to November 30, 1919)
• Alexandru Vaida-Voevod (December 1, 1919 to January 9, 1920)
• Ștefan Cicio Pop (January 10 to March 13, 1920)
• Duiliu Zamfirescu (March 13 to June 12, 1920)
• Take Ionescu (June 13, 1920 to December 16, 1921)
• Gheorghe Derussi (December 17, 1921 to January 19, 1922)
• Ion G. Duca (January 19, 1922 to March 29, 1926)
• Ion Mitilineu (March 30, 1926 to June 3, 1927)
• Barbu Știrbey (June 4 to June 20, 1927)
• Ion IC Brătianu (June 21 to November 24, 1927)
• Nicolae Titulescu (November 24, 1927 to November 9, 1928)
• Gheorghe Mironescu (November 10, 1928 to October 9, 1930)
• Ion Mihalache (October 10, 1930 to April 17, 1931)
• Constantin Argetoianu (April 18, 1931 to April 26, 1932)
• Dimitrie IG Ghica (April 27, 1931 to June 5, 1932)
• Alexandru Vaida-Voevod (June 6 to October 19, 1932)
• Nicolae Titulescu (October 20, 1932 to October 1, 1934)
• Gheorghe Tătărescu (October 2 to October 9, 1934)
• Nicolae Titulescu (October 10, 1934 to August 28, 1936)
• Victor Antonescu (August 29, 1936 to December 28, 1937)
• Istrate Micescu (December 29, 1937 to February 10, 1938)
• Gheorghe Tătărescu (February 11 to March 29, 1938)
• Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen (March 30, 1938 to January 31, 1939)
• Grigore Gafencu (February 1, 1939 to July 3, 1940)
• Mihail Manoilescu (July 4 to September 4, 1940)
• Mihail R. Sturdza (September 14, 1940 to January 17, 1941)
• Ion Antonescu (January 18, 1941 to January 1, 1943)
• Mihai Antonescu (January 1, 1943 to August 23, 1944)
• Grigore Niculescu-Buzeşti (23 August to 3 November 1944)
• Constantin Vișoianu (November 4, 1944 to March 5, 1945)
• Gheorghe Tătărescu (March 6, 1945 to December 29, 1947)

Communist Romania (1947-1989)

People's Republic of Romania (1947–1965)

• Ana Pauker (December 30, 1947 to July 9, 1952)
• Simion Bughici (July 10, 1952 to October 3, 1955)
• Grigore Preoteasa (October 4, 1955 to July 14, 1957)
• Ion Gheorghe Maurer (July 15, 1957 to January 15, 1958)
• Avram Bunaciu (January 23, 1958 to March 20, 1961)
• Corneliu Mănescu (March 21, 1961 to August 20, 1965)

Socialist Republic of Romania (1965-1989)

• Corneliu Mănescu (August 21, 1965 to October 22, 1972)
• George Macovescu (October 23, 1972 to March 22, 1978)
• Ștefan Andrei (March 23, 1978 to November 8, 1985)
• Ilie Văduva (November 8, 1985 to August 26, 1986)
• Ioan Totu (August 26, 1986 to November 2, 1989)
• Ion Stoian (November 2 to December 22, 1989)

Romania (1989-present)

• Sergiu Celac (December 26, 1989 to June 27, 1990)
• Adrian Năstase (June 28, 1990 to November 18, 1992)
• Teodor Meleșcanu (November 19, 1992 to December 11, 1996)
• Adrian Severin (December 12, 1996 to December 29, 1997)
• Andrei Pleșu (December 29, 1997 to December 22, 1999)
• Petre Roman (December 22, 1999 to December 28, 2000)
• Mircea Geoană (December 28, 2000 to December 28, 2004)
• Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (December 28, 2004 to March 21, 2007)
• Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Ad interim (March 21, 2007 to April 5, 2007)
• Adrian Cioroianu (April 5, 2007 to April 15, 2008)
• Lazăr Comănescu (April 15, 2008 to December 22, 2008)
• Cristian Diaconescu (December 22, 2008 to October 1, 2009)
• Cătălin Predoiu (ad interim October 1, 2009 to December 23, 2009)
• Teodor Baconschi (December 28, 2009 to January 23, 2012)
• Cristian Diaconescu (January 24, 2012 to May 7, 2012)
• Andrei Marga (May 8, 2012 to August 6, 2012)
• Titus Corlățean (August 6, 2012 to November 10, 2014)
• Teodor Meleșcanu (November 10, 2014 to November 24, 2014)
• Bogdan Aurescu (November 24, 2014 to November 2015)
• Lazăr Comănescu (November 2015 to January 2017)
• Teodor Meleșcanu (January 4, 2017 to July 24, 2019)
• Ramona Nicole Mănescu (July 24, 2019 to November 4, 2019)
• Bogdan Aurescu (since November 4, 2019)

See also

• List of heads of state of Romania
• List of Prime Ministers of Romania

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Insulting demonstrators: Romania's foreign minister has to vacate posts. Spiegel Online, accessed July 15, 2012 . 
2. ^ Federal Minister Westerwelle meets Romania's Foreign Minister Diaconescu. In: Press release from the Federal Foreign Office. Retrieved July 15, 2012 .