List of Prime Ministers of Romania

Prime Minister of Romania
Standard of the Prime Minister
Acting Prime Minister Ludovic Orban since 2019
Official seat	Victoria Palace in Bucharest
Creation of office	January 22, 1862
website	gov.ro

This is a list of the Prime Ministers of Romania since the creation of the office on January 22, 1862.

The Romanian political system today is a representative parliamentary democracy . The legislative power rests with a bicameral parliament . The head of state is the president, the head of government is the prime minister. According to the Romanian Constitution , the President appoints the Prime Minister as head of state, who in turn appoints a cabinet, which must be confirmed by a vote of confidence in parliament (joint session of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate ).

Romania used the Julian calendar until 1919 and then the Gregorian calendar .

List of incumbents

Fürstentum Romania ( 1859 -1881)
No.	image	Surname	Life dates	Start of office	End of office	Political party	cabinet
1		Barbu Catargiu	1807-1862	January 22, 1862	June 8, 1862	-	B. Catargiu
-		Apostol Arsache ( interim )	1789-1869	June 8, 1862	June 23, 1862	-
2		Nicolae Crețulescu	1812-1900	June 24, 1862	October 11, 1863	-	Creţulescu I
3		Mihail Kogălniceanu	1817-1891	October 11, 1863	January 26, 1865	-	Kogălniceanu
4th		Constantin Bosianu	1815-1882	January 26, 1865	June 14, 1865	-	Bosianu
(2)		Nicolae Crețulescu ( 2nd term )	1812-1900	June 14, 1865	February 11, 1866	-	Creţulescu II
5		Ion Ghica	1816-1897	February 11, 1866	May 10, 1866	-	I. Ghica I
6th		Lascăr Catargiu	1823-1899	May 11, 1866	July 13, 1866	-	L. Catargiu I
(5)		Ion Ghica ( 2nd term )	1816-1897	July 15, 1866	February 21, 1867	-	I. Ghica II
7th		Constantin A. Crețulescu	1809-1884	March 1, 1867	August 5, 1867	-	CA Crețulescu
8th		Ștefan Golescu	1809-1874	August 5, 1867	April 29, 1868	-	Ș. Golescu
9		Nicolae Golescu	1810-1877	May 1, 1868	November 15, 1868	-	N. Golescu
10		Dimitrie Ghica	1816-1897	November 16, 1868	January 27, 1870	-	D. Ghica
11		Alexandru G. Golescu	1819-1881	February 2, 1870	April 18, 1870	-	AG Golescu
12		Manolache Costache Epureanu	1823-1880	April 20, 1870	December 14, 1870	-	Epureanu I
(5)		Ion Ghica ( 3rd term )	1816-1897	December 1, 1870	March 11, 1871	-	I. Ghica III
(6)		Lascăr Catargiu ( 2nd term )	1823-1899	March 11, 1871	March 30, 1876	-	L. Catargiu II
13		Ion Emanuel Florescu	1819-1893	April 4, 1876	April 26, 1876	-	Florescu I
(12)		Manolache Costache Epureanu ( 2nd term )	1823-1880	April 27, 1876	July 23, 1876	PNL	Epureanu II
14th		Ion C. Bratianu	1821-1891	July 24, 1876	November 24, 1878	PNL	I. Brătianu I
				November 25, 1878	July 10, 1879		I. Brătianu II
				July 11, 1879	March 13, 1881		I. Brătianu III
Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947)
No.	image	Surname	Life dates	Start of office	End of office	Political party	cabinet
14th		Ion C. Bratianu	1821-1891	March 13, 1881	April 9, 1881	PNL	I. Brătianu III
15th		Dimitrie Brătianu	1818-1892	April 10, 1881	June 8, 1881	PNL	D. Bratianu
(14)		Ion C. Brătianu ( 2nd term in the Kingdom )	1821-1891	June 9, 1881	March 20, 1888	PNL	I. Brătianu IV
16		Theodor Rosetti	1837-1932	March 23, 1888	November 11, 1888	Pc	Rosetti I
				November 12, 1888	March 22, 1889		Rosetti II
(6)		Lascăr Catargiu ( 3rd term )	1823-1899	March 29, 1889	November 3, 1889	Pc	L. Catargiu III
17th		Gheorghe Manu	1833-1911	November 5, 1889	February 15, 1891	Pc	Manu
(13)		Ion Emanuel Florescu ( 2nd term )	1819-1893	February 21, 1891	November 26, 1891	Pc	Florescu II
(6)		Lascăr Catargiu ( 4th term )	1823-1899	November 27, 1891	October 3, 1895	Pc	L. Catargiu IV
18th		Dimitrie Sturdza	1833-1914	October 4, 1895	November 21, 1896	PNL	Sturdza I
19th		Petre S. Aurelian	1833-1909	November 21, 1896	March 26, 1897	PNL	Aurelian I
(18)		Dimitrie Sturdza ( 2nd term )	1833-1914	March 31, 1897	March 30, 1899	PNL	Sturdza II
20th		Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino	1833-1913	April 11, 1899	July 6, 1900	Pc	Cantacuzino I
21st		Petre P. Carp	1837-1919	July 7, 1900	February 13, 1901	Pc	Carp I
(18)		Dimitrie Sturdza ( 3rd term )	1833-1914	February 14, 1901	December 20, 1904	PNL	Sturdza III
(20)		Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino ( 2nd term )	1833-1913	December 22, 1904	March 12, 1907	Pc	Cantacuzino II
(18)		Dimitrie Sturdza ( 4th term )	1833-1914	March 12, 1907	December 27, 1908	PNL	Sturdza IV
22nd		Ion IC Brătianu	1864-1927	December 27, 1908	March 4, 1909	PNL	IIC Brătianu I
				March 4, 1909	December 28, 1910		IIC Brătianu II
(21)		Petre P. Carp ( 2nd term )	1837-1919	December 29, 1910	March 27, 1912	Pc	Carp II
23		Titu Maiorescu	1840-1917	March 28, 1912	October 14, 1912	Pc	Maiorescu I
				October 14, 1912	December 31, 1913		Maiorescu II
(22)		Ion IC Brătianu ( 2nd term )	1864-1927	January 4, 1914	December 10, 1916	PNL	IIC Brătianu III
				December 11, 1916	January 28, 1918		IIC Brătianu IV
24		Alexandru Averescu	1859-1938	January 29, 1918	March 4, 1918	military	Averescu I
25th		Alexandru Marghiloman	1854-1925	March 5, 1918	October 23, 1918	Pc	Marghiloman
26th		Constantin Coanda	1857-1932	October 24, 1918	November 29, 1918	military	Coanda
(22)		Ion IC Brătianu ( 3rd term )	1864-1927	November 29, 1918	September 26, 1919	PNL	IIC Brătianu V
27		Artur Văitoianu	1864-1956	September 27, 1919	November 30, 1919	military	Văitoianu
28		Alexandru Vaida-Voevod	1872-1950	December 1, 1919	March 12, 1920	PNR	Vaida I
(24)		Alexandru Averescu ( 2nd term )	1859-1938	March 13, 1920	December 16, 1921	PP	Averescu II
29		Take Ionescu	1858-1922	December 17, 1921	January 19, 1922	PCD	Ionescu I
(22)		Ion IC Brătianu ( 4th term )	1864-1927	January 19, 1922	March 29, 1926	PNL	IIC Brătianu VI
(24)		Alexandru Averescu ( 3rd term )	1859-1938	March 30, 1926	June 4, 1927	PP	Averescu III
30th		Barbu Știrbey	1873-1946	June 4, 1927	June 20, 1927	independent	Stirbey
(22)		Ion IC Brătianu ( 5th term )	1864-1927	June 21, 1927	November 24, 1927	PNL	IIC Brătianu VII
31		Vintilă Brătianu	1867-1930	November 24, 1927	November 9, 1928	PNL	V. Brătianu
32		Iuliu Maniu	1873-1953	November 10, 1928	June 6, 1930	PNȚ	Maniu I
33		Gheorghe Mironescu	1874-1949	June 7, 1930	June 12, 1930	PNȚ	Mironescu I
(32)		Iuliu Maniu ( 2nd term )	1873-1953	June 13, 1930	October 9, 1930	PNȚ	Maniu II
(33)		Gheorghe Mironescu ( 2nd term )	1874-1949	October 10, 1930	April 17, 1931	PNȚ	Mironescu II
34		Nicolae Iorga	1871-1940	April 18, 1931	June 5, 1932	PND	Iorga
(28)		Alexandru Vaida-Voevod ( 2nd term of office )	1872-1950	June 6, 1932	August 10, 1932	PNȚ	Vaida II
				August 11, 1932	October 19, 1932		Vaida III
(32)		Iuliu Maniu ( 3rd term )	1873-1953	October 20, 1932	January 13, 1933	PNȚ	Maniu III
(28)		Alexandru Vaida-Voevod ( 3rd term )	1872-1950	January 14, 1933	November 13, 1933	PNȚ	Vaida IV
35		Ion G. Duca	1879-1933	November 14, 1933	December 29, 1933	PNL	Duca
-		Constantin Angelescu (interim)	1870-1948	December 29, 1933	January 3, 1934	PNL	Angelescu
36		Gheorghe Tătărescu	1886-1957	January 4, 1934	October 1, 1934	PNL	Tătărescu I
				October 2, 1934	August 28, 1936		Tătărescu II
				August 29, 1936	November 14, 1937		Tătărescu III
				November 17, 1937	December 28, 1937		Tătărescu IV
37		Octavian Goga	1881-1938	December 29, 1937	February 10, 1938	PNC	Goga
38		Patriarch Miron Cristea	1868-1939	February 11, 1938	March 29, 1938	independent	Cristea I
				March 30, 1938	January 31, 1939		Cristea II
				February 1, 1939	March 6, 1939		Cristea III
39		Armand Călinescu	1893-1939	March 7, 1939	September 21, 1939	FRN	Călinescu
40		Gheorghe Argeșanu	1883-1940	September 21, 1939	September 28, 1939	FRN	Argeșanu
41		Constantin Argetoianu	1871-1952	September 28, 1939	November 23, 1939	FRN	Argetoianu
(36)		Gheorghe Tătărescu ( 2nd term )	1886-1957	November 24, 1939	May 10, 1940	FRN	Tătărescu V
				May 11, 1940	3rd July 1940		Tătărescu VI
42		Ion Gigurtu	1886-1959	4th July 1940	4th September 1940	FRN	Gigurtu
43		Ion Antonescu	1882-1946	4th September 1940	September 14, 1940	military	Antonescu I
				September 14, 1940	January 24, 1941		Antonescu II
				January 27, 1941	August 23, 1944		Antonescu III
44		Constantin Sănătescu	1885-1947	August 23, 1944	November 3, 1944	military	Sănătescu I
				November 4, 1944	December 5, 1944		Sănătescu II
45		Nicolae Rădescu	1874-1953	December 6, 1944	February 28, 1945	military	Rădescu
46		Petru Groza	1884-1958	March 6, 1945	November 30, 1946	FP	Groza I
				December 1, 1946	December 29, 1947		Groza II
Communist Romania (1947-1989)
No.	image	Surname	Life dates	Start of office	End of office	Political party	cabinet
46		Petru Groza	1884-1958	December 30, 1947	April 14, 1948	FP	Groza III
				April 15, 1948	June 2, 1952		Groza IV
47		Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej	1901-1965	June 2, 1952	January 28, 1953	PMR	Gheorghiu-Dej I.
				January 28, 1953	3rd October 1955		Gheorghiu-Dej II
48		Chivu Stoica	1908-1975	3rd October 1955	March 19, 1957	PMR	Stoica I
				March 19, 1957	March 21, 1961		Stoica II
49		Ion Gheorghe Mason	1902-2000	March 21, 1961	March 17, 1965	PCR	Mason I
				March 18, 1965	August 20, 1965		Mason II
				August 21, 1965	December 8, 1967		Mason III
				December 9, 1967	March 12, 1969		Mason IV
				March 13, 1969	February 27, 1974		Mason V
50		Manea Mănescu	1916-2009	February 27, 1974	March 18, 1975	PCR	Mănescu I
				March 18, 1975	March 30, 1979		Mănescu II
51		Ilie Verdeț	1925-2001	March 30, 1979	March 29, 1980	PCR	Verdeţ I
				March 29, 1980	May 20, 1982		Verdeţ II
52		Constantin Dăscălescu	1923-2003	May 21, 1982	March 28, 1985	PCR	Dăscălescu I
				March 29, 1985	December 22, 1989		Dăscălescu II
Romania (since 1989)
No.	image	Surname	Life dates	Start of office	End of office	Political party	cabinet
53		Petre Roman	* 1946	December 26, 1989	June 28, 1990	FSN	Novel I.
				June 28, 1990	April 30, 1991		Roman II
				April 30, 1991	October 16, 1991		Roman III
54		Theodor Stolojan	* 1943	October 16, 1991	November 19, 1992	FSN	Stolojan I
55		Nicolae Văcăroiu	* 1943	November 19, 1992	December 11, 1996	PDSR	Văcăroiu I
56		Victor Ciorbea	* 1954	December 12, 1996	April 17, 1998	PNȚCD	Ciorbea I
-		Gavril Dejeu (interim)	* 1932	March 30, 1998	April 17, 1998	PNȚCD
57		Radu Vasile	1942-2013	April 17, 1998	December 22, 1999	PNȚCD	Vasile I
-		Alexandru Athanasiu (interim)	* 1955	December 13, 1999	December 22, 1999	PSDR
58		Mugur Isărescu	* 1949	December 22, 1999	December 28, 2000	independent	Isărescu I
59		Adrian Năstase	* 1950	December 28, 2000	December 21, 2004	PSDR / PSD	Năstase I
-		Eugen Bejinariu (interim)	* 1959	December 21, 2004	December 28, 2004	Psd
60		Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu	* 1952	December 29, 2004	April 5, 2007	PNL	Tăriceanu I
				April 5, 2007	December 22, 2008		Tariceanu II
61		Emil Boc	* 1966	December 22, 2008	December 23, 2009	PD-L	Boc I
				December 23, 2009	February 6, 2012		Boc II
-		Cătălin Predoiu (interim)	* 1968	February 6, 2012	February 9, 2012	independent
62		Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu	* 1968	February 9, 2012	May 7, 2012	independent	Ungureanu
63		Victor Ponta	* 1972	May 7, 2012	December 20, 2012	Psd	Ponta I
				December 21, 2012	4th March 2014		Ponta ii
				5th March 2014	December 16, 2014		Ponta III
				17th December 2014	23rd June 2015		Ponta IV
-		Gabriel Oprea (interim)	* 1961	23rd June 2015	July 9, 2015	UNPR
(63)		Victor Ponta	* 1972	July 9, 2015	5th November 2015	Psd
-		Sorin Cîmpeanu (interim)	* 1968	5th November 2015	17th November 2015	ALDE
64		Dacian Cioloș	* 1969	17th November 2015	4th January 2017	independent	Cioloș
65		Sorin Grindeanu	* 1973	4th January 2017	June 29, 2017	Psd	Grindeanu
66		Mihai Tudose	* 1967	June 29, 2017	January 16, 2018	Psd	Tudose
-		Mihai Fifor (interim)	* 1970	January 16, 2018	January 28, 2018	Psd
67		Viorica Dăncilă	* 1963	29th January 2018	3rd November 2019	Psd	Dăncilă
68		Ludovic Orban	* 1963	4th November 2019	officiating	PNL	Ludovic Orban I Ludovic Orban II

See also

• List of rulers of Moldova
• List of rulers of Wallachia
• List of heads of state of Romania
• List of Foreign Ministers of Romania

Web links

• Official website of the Government of Romania (Romanian, English, French)
• List of Heads of State and Government of Romania World Statesmen.org (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Homepage Guvernul Romaniei ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Prim ministri in istorie (rum.) Retrieved on February 5, 2011 
2. ↑ Homepage Documentare.rompres.ro, Ion Brătianu ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 5, 2011. 
3. ↑ Homepage Documentare.rompres.ro, Dimitrie Brătianu ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 6, 2011. 
4. ↑ Homepage Documentare.rompres.ro, Gheorghe Manu ( Memento of the original from February 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 5, 2011. 
5. ^ ^{A b} Hans-Christian Maner: Parliamentarism in Romania (1930-1940) - Democracy in an authoritarian environment , Appendix Governments 1933-1937, pp. 531 ff., Oldenbourg, 1997, ISBN 3-486-56329-7
6. ↑ Homepage Nicolae Rădescu  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 12, 2012.  
7. ↑ Homepage Documentare.rompres.ro, Chivu Stoica I ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 6, 2011 
8. ↑ Homepage Documentare.rompres.ro, Chivu Stoica II ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 6, 2011 
9. ^ Homepage Documentare.rompres.ro, Nicolae Văcăroiu , accessed on February 12, 2012.