Defense Council of the Socialist Republic of Romania
The Defense Council of the Socialist Republic of Romania ( Romanian Consiliul Apărării al Republicii Socialiste România ) was founded on April 7, 1969 and existed until the end of the rule of the Romanian Communist Party (Partidul Comunist Român, PCR) after the revolution on December 22, 1989 . He was replaced in 1991 by the Supreme Council for National Defense .
The Defense Council was one of the highest bodies of the Socialist Republic and the main body for national defense issues. It was chaired by the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the PCR and the President of the State. Membership was usually tied to certain offices, so that the Prime Minister, Foreign, Interior and Defense Ministers and the chairman of the State Committee for Planning were usually members of the Defense Council. There were also a number of other members with important offices in government and party.
Members of the Defense Council
| function | Surname | Term of office |
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Chairman General Secretary of the Central Committee of the PCR President of the SSR Romania |
Nicolae Ceaușescu | April 7, 1969 - December 22, 1989 |
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Member of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
Ion Gheorghe Mason | April 7, 1969 - February 27, 1974 |
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Member Member of the Executive Committee of the RKP Central Committee |
Gheorghe Apostol | April 7, 1969 - May 4, 1970 |
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Member of the Vice-President of the State Council |
Emil Bodnăraș | April 7, 1969 - January 24, 1976 |
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Member of the Politburo of the Central Committee |
Chivu Stoica | April 7, 1969 - May 4, 1970 |
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Member of the Chairman of the Council for State Security 1972 Minister of the Interior |
Ion Stănescu | April 7, 1969 - March 17, 1973 |
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Member Member of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the PCR |
Vasile Patilineț | April 7, 1969 - October 13, 1972 |
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Member Member of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the PCR Deputy. Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
Paul Niculescu-Mizil | April 7, 1969 - April 29, 1974 |
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Member of the Foreign Minister |
Corneliu Mănescu | April 7, 1969 - October 23, 1972 |
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Member of Defense Minister 1976 Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
Ioan Ioniță | April 7, 1969 - March 2, 1979 |
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Member of the Interior Minister |
Cornel Onescu | April 7, 1969 - April 24, 1972 |
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Member of the chairman of the State Planning Committee |
Maxim Berghianu | April 7, 1969 - October 13, 1972 |
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Member of the Council of State |
Gheorghe Pană | April 18, 1970 - November 11, 1975 |
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Deputy Member Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
Gheorghe Rădulescu | May 4, 1970 - April 29, 1974 |
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Member Member of the Central Committee of the PCR |
Ion Dincă | October 13, 1972 - November 9, 1973 |
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Member of the Foreign Minister |
George Macovescu | October 23, 1972 - March 23, 1978 |
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Member of the chairman of the State Planning Committee |
Manea Mănescu | October 13, 1972 - February 27, 1974 |
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Member of the Minister of the Interior |
Emil Bobu | March 17, 1973 - March 17, 1975 |
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Member of the Chief of Staff of the Patriotic Guards of the Central Committee of the PCR |
Vasile Milea | June 7, 1973 - June 5, 1978 |
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Member of the Prime Minister |
Manea Mănescu | March 28, 1974 - March 30, 1979 |
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Member of the chairman of the State Planning Committee |
Emil Drăgănescu | February 27, 1974 - March 28, 1975 |
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Member of the chairman of the State Planning Committee |
Mihai Marinescu | March 18, 1975 - March 7, 1978 |
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Member of the Interior Minister |
Teodor Coman | March 18, 1975 - September 4, 1978 |
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Member of Defense Minister |
Ion Coman | June 16, 1976 - March 29, 1980 |
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Member of the Interior Minister |
George Homoştean | September 4, 1978 - October 3, 1987 |
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Member of the Foreign Minister |
Ștefan Andrei | March 23, 1978 - November 8, 1985 |
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Member of the Chairman of the State Security Department 1987 Minister of the Interior |
Tudor Postelnicu | March 7, 1978 - December 22, 1989 |
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Member of the Chairman of the State Committee for Planning 1979 Prime Minister |
Ilie Verdeț | March 7, 1978 - May 21, 1982 |
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Member of the chairman of the State Planning Committee |
Nicolae Constantin | March 29, 1979 - March 26, 1981 |
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Member of the Chief of Staff of the Patriotic Guards of the Central Committee of the PCR 1980 Minister of Defense |
Constantin Olteanu | April 3, 1979 - December 16, 1985 |
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Member of the chairman of the State Planning Committee |
Emilian Dobrescu | March 26, 1981 - November 1, 1982 |
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Member of the chairman of the State Planning Committee |
Ștefan Bârlea | November 1, 1982 - June 17, 1988 |
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Member Member of the Central Committee of the PCR |
Ilie Ceaușescu | December 22, 1983 - December 22, 1989 |
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Member Member of the Central Committee of the PCR |
Gheorghe Gomoiu | December 24, 1983 - December 22, 1989 |
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Member of the Foreign Minister |
Ilie Văduva | November 8, 1985 - August 26, 1986 |
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Member of Defense Minister |
Vasile Milea | December 17, 1985 - December 22, 1989 |
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Member of the Foreign Minister |
Ioan Totu | August 26, 1986 - November 2, 1989 |
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Member of the chairman of the State Security Department |
Julian Vlad | October 5, 1987 - December 22, 1989 |
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Member of the chairman of the State Planning Committee |
Radu Bălan | June 20, 1988 - November 2, 1989 |
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Member of the Foreign Minister |
Ion Stoian | November 2, 1989 - December 22, 1989 |
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Secretary Chief of the General Staff |
Colonel General Ion Gheorghe | April 7, 1969 - November 29, 1974 |
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Secretary Chief of the General Staff |
Colonel General Ion Coman | November 29, 1974 - June 16, 1976 |
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Secretary Chief of the General Staff |
Colonel General Vasile Milea | March 31, 1980 - December 17, 1985 |
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Secretary Chief of the General Staff |
Major General Ștefan Guşă | September 25, 1986 - December 28, 1989 |