First Stoica cabinet
First Stoica cabinet  | |
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98th Cabinet of Romania  | |
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| Date formed | 4 October 1955 | 
| Date dissolved | 19 March 1957 | 
| People and organisations | |
| President of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly | Petru Groza | 
| President of the Council of Ministers | Chivu Stoica (PCR) | 
| First Vice President of the Council of Ministers | Emil Bodnăraș (PCR) Petre Borilă (PCR) Alexandru Drăghici (PCR) Miron Constantinescu (PCR)  | 
| No. of ministers | 41 | 
| Total no. of members | 48 | 
| Member party | PCR | 
| Status in legislature | One-party state | 
| History | |
| Election | 1952 | 
| Legislature term | 2nd Great National Assembly | 
| Predecessor | Gheorghiu-Dej II | 
| Successor | Stoica II | 
The first Stoica cabinet was the government of Romania from October 4, 1955 to March 19, 1957.
Changes in the government
- January 10, 1956 - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was divided as follows: Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry and Ministry of State Farming.
 
- January 10, 1956 - The Ministry of Wood, Paper and Pulp Industry was reorganized, becoming the Ministry of Wood Industry.
 
- January 21, 1957 - The Ministry of Health merged with the Ministry of Social Welfare to form the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
 
- January 21, 1957 - The Ministry of Collections was abolished.
 
- February 19, 1957 - The Ministry of Communal Households and Local Industry was abolished.
 
Composition
The ministers of the cabinet were as follows:[1]
- President of the Council of Ministers:
 
- Chivu Stoica (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- First Vice Presidents of the Council of Ministers:
 
- Emil Bodnăraș[2] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 - Petre Borilă[3][4] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 - Alexandru Drăghici[5] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 - Miron Constantinescu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Vice Presidents of the Council of Ministers:
 
- Dumitru Petrescu (October 4, 1955 – May 26, 1956)
 - Gheorghe Hossu (26 May 1956 – 19 March 1957)
 - Simion Bughici[6] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 - Alexandru Moghioroș (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 - Alexandru Bârlădeanu[7][8] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 - Ștefan Voitec[9] (November 24, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of the Interior:
 
- Pavel Ștefan (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Foreign Affairs:
 
- Grigore Preoteasa (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Justice:
 
- Gheorghe Diaconescu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of National Defense:
 
- Leontin Sălăjan[10] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Finance:
 
- Manea Mănescu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of the Metallurgy and Machine Construction:
 
- Gherasim Popa (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Chemical Industry:
 
- Mihail Florescu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of the Petroleum Industry:
 
- Ion Dumitru (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Coal:
 
- Ioan Mineu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Electricity and Electrotechnical Industry:
 
- Gheorghe Cioară (October 4, 1955 – February 19, 1957)
 - Nicolae Gheorghiu (19 February – 19 March 1957)
 
- Minister of Constructions:
 
- Gheorghe Hossu (4 October 1955 – 10 January 1956)
 - Ștefan Bălan (January 10, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of the Construction Materials Industry:
 
- Carol Loncear (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Light Industry:
 
- Alexandru Sencovici (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Agriculture (from January 10, 1956 the ministry was reorganized as the Ministry of Agriculture):
 
- Constantin Popescu[11] (October 4, 1955 – January 10, 1956)
 - Gheorghe Hossu (January 10 – May 26, 1956)
 - Marin Stancu (May 26, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Wood, Paper and Pulp Industry (the Ministry was reorganized on January 10, 1956 under the name of the Ministry of Wood Industry):
 
- Mihai Suder (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Food Industry:
 
- Constantin Teodoru (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of State Agricultural Households:
 
- Bucur Șchiopu (January 10, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of communal households and local industry (on February 19, 1957 the ministry was abolished):
 
- Anton Vlădoiu (October 4, 1955 – March 23, 1956)
 - Filip Geltz (March 23, 1956 – February 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Forestry:
 
- Constantin Popescu (January 10, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Collections (on January 21, 1957, the ministry was abolished):
 
- Mihai Dalea (October 4, 1955 – May 11, 1956)
 - Constantin Doncea[12] (May 11, 1956 – January 21, 1957)
 
- Minister of Internal Trade:
 
- Ștefan Voitec[13] (October 4, 1955 – November 24, 1956)
 
- Minister of Foreign Trade:
 
- Marcel Popescu (October 4, 1955 – November 24, 1956)
 - Gheorghe (Gogu) Rădulescu (24 November 1956 – 19 March 1957)
 
- Minister of Railways:
 
- Ionel Diaconescu (October 4, 1955 – September 24, 1956)
 - Ion Cosma (September 24, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Naval and Air Transport:
 
- Gheorghe D. Safer (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Posts and Telecommunications:
 
- Dumitru Simulescu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Social Provisions (on January 21, 1957 the ministry was abolished):
 
- Octavian Berlogea (October 4, 1955 – January 21, 1957)
 
- Minister of Health (on January 21, 1957 merged with the Ministry of Social Provisions):
 
- Voinea Marinescu (October 4, 1955 – January 21, 1957)
 
- Minister of Health and Social Provisions:
 
- Voinea Marinescu (January 21 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Education:
 
- Ilie G. Murgulescu (October 4, 1955 – November 24, 1956)
 - Miron Constantinescu (November 24, 1956 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Culture:
 
- Constanța Crăciun[14] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- Minister of Religions:
 
- Petre Constantinescu-Iași[15] (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
Ministers Secretaries of State
- President of the State Planning Committee (with the rank of minister):
 
- Alexandru Bârlădeanu (October 4, 1955 – May 26, 1956)
 - Gheorghe Gaston Marin (26 May 1956 – 19 March 1957)
 
- President of the State Control Commission (with the rank of minister):
 
- Dumitru Coliu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
- President of the State Committee for Architecture and Systematization (with the rank of minister):
 
- Nicolae Bădescu (October 4, 1955 – March 19, 1957)
 
Source
- Stelian Neagoe - "History of Romanian governments from the beginning - 1859 to our days - 1995" (Ed. Machiavelli, Bucharest, 1995)
 - RompresArchived 2007-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
 
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