List of heads of government of Romania by time in office

Since 1862, there have been 72 people sworn into office as head of government of Romania: 46 during the monarchic period and 27 during the republican period, with Petru Groza having served during both.

Notable lengths

13 years and 7 days: Ion Gheorghe Maurer (1961–1974) — Longest total tenure
11 years and 177 days: Ion C. Brătianu (1876–1881 and 1881–1888) — Second longest total tenure and longest single term
11 years and 170 days: Ion I. C. Brătianu (1908–1910, 1914–1918, 1918–1919, 1922–1926 and 1927) — Third longest total tenure and most terms
9 years and 246 days: Lascăr Catargiu (1866, 1871–1876, 1889 and 1891–1895) — Fourth longest total tenure and longest period between first and last day as PM

Of the 71 past heads of government, only three served more than 10 years, while thirty served less than a year. Communist politician and lawyer Ion Gheorghe Maurer is the longest-serving head of government, for a record of 13 years and 7 days, having overseen a period of further distancing from the USSR and consolidation of a more nationalistic approach to Romanian communism.[1] Second and third are liberal icons Ion C. Brătianu and his son, Ion I.C. (Ionel) Brătianu, with over 11 years each, having championed the accomplishment of two of the most important goals of the Romanians, independence (1877), and Greater Romania (1918), respectively.[2] General Gheorghe Argeșanu is the shortest-serving prime minister, having been primarily in charge of organizing the crackdown on the Iron Guard following the assassination of his predecessor Armand Călinescu on the fascist organization's orders.[3]

List of office holders

The list is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days, all the figures would be one greater.

# in office Prime minister Party Terms Time in office Rank
49
 Ion Gheorghe Maurer   Romanian Communist Party
5[a]
13 years, 7 days
1
14
 Ion C. Brătianu   National Liberal Party
4[b]
11 years, 177 days
2
22
 Ion I. C. Brătianu   National Liberal Party
7[c]
11 years, 170 days
3
6
 Lascăr Catargiu   Conservatives →   Conservative Party
4[d]
9 years, 246 days
4
18
 Dimitrie Sturdza   National Liberal Party
4[e]
8 years, 282 days
5
52
 Constantin Dăscălescu   Romanian Communist Party
2
7 years, 215 days
6
46
 Petru Groza   Ploughmen's Front
4
7 years, 88 days
7
48
 Chivu Stoica   Romanian Communist Party
2
5 years, 167 days
8
50
 Manea Mănescu   Romanian Communist Party
2
5 years, 2 days
9
36
 Gheorghe Tătărescu   National Liberal Party →   National Renaissance Front
6
4 years, 215 days
10
55
 Nicolae Văcăroiu   Social Democratic Party
1
4 years, 22 days
11
59
 Adrian Năstase   Social Democratic Party
1
3 years, 359 days
12
60
 Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu   National Liberal Party
2
3 years, 359 days
12
43
 Ion Antonescu   Military
3
3 years, 354 days
14
20
 Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino   Conservative Party
2
3 years, 167 days
15
63
 Victor Ponta   Social Democratic Party
4
3 years, 153 days
16
47
 Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej   Romanian Communist Party
2
3 years, 124 days
17
51
 Ilie Verdeț   Romanian Communist Party
2
3 years, 51 days
18
61
 Emil Boc   Democratic Liberal Party
2
3 years, 46 days
19
24
 Alexandru Averescu   Military →   People's Party
3
3 years, 13 days
20
32
 Iuliu Maniu   National Peasants' Party
3
2 years, 46 days
21
2
 Nicolae Kretzulescu   Moderate Liberals
2
1 year, 351 days
22
71
 Marcel Ciolacu   Social Democratic Party
2
1 year, 325 days
23
21
 Petre P. Carp   Conservative Party
2
1 year, 310 days
24
53
 Petre Roman   National Salvation Front
3
1 year, 294 days
25
67
 Viorica Dăncilă   Social Democratic Party
1
1 year, 279 days
26
23
 Titu Maiorescu   Conservative Party
2
1 year, 278 days
27
57
 Radu Vasile   Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party
1
1 year, 240 days
28
70
 Nicolae Ciucă   National Liberal Party
1
1 year, 199 days
29
28
 Alexandru Vaida-Voevod   Romanian National Party →   National Peasants' Party
4
 1 year, 174 days
30
56
 Victor Ciorbea   Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party
1
1 year, 108 days
31
3
 Mihail Kogălniceanu   Moderate Liberals
1
1 year, 107 days
32
17
 Gheorghe Manu   Conservative Party
1
1 year, 102 days
33
10
 Dimitrie Ghica   Moderate Conservatives
1
1 year, 72 days
34
34
 Nicolae Iorga   Democratic Nationalist Party
1
1 year, 48 days
35
64
 Dacian Cioloș   Independent
1
1 year, 48 days
35
54
 Theodor Stolojan   National Salvation Front
1
1 year, 34 days
37
68
 Ludovic Orban   National Liberal Party
2
1 year, 33 days
38
5
 Ion Ghica   Moderate Liberals
3
1 year, 27 days
39
38
 Miron Cristea   National Renaissance Front
3
1 year, 23 days
40
58
 Mugur Isărescu   Independent
1
1 year, 6 days
41
16
 Theodor Rosetti   Conservative Party
2
364 days
42
31
 Vintilă Brătianu   National Liberal Party
1
351 days
43
69
 Florin Cîțu   National Liberal Party
1
337 days
44
12
 Manolache Costache Epureanu   Conservatives →   National Liberal Party
2
329 days
45
13
 Ioan Emanoil Florescu   Conservatives →   Conservative Party
2
324 days
46
8
 Ștefan Golescu   Radical Liberals
1
256 days
47
25
 Alexandru Marghiloman   Conservative Party
1
232 days
48
66
 Mihai Tudose   Social Democratic Party
1
201 days
49
9
 Nicolae Golescu   Radical Liberals
1
198 days
50
39
 Armand Călinescu   National Renaissance Front
1
198 days
50
33
 Gheorghe Mironescu   National Peasants' Party
2
194 days
52
65
 Sorin Grindeanu   Social Democratic Party
1
176 days
53
7
 Constantin A. Kretzulescu   Radical Liberals
1
156 days
54
4
 Constantin Bosianu   Moderate Liberals
1
139 days
55
19
 Petre S. Aurelian   National Liberal Party
1
131 days
56
1
 Barbu Catargiu   Conservatives
1
113 days
57
44
 Constantin Sănătescu   Military
2
104 days
58
62
 Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu   Independent
1
88 days
59
45
 Nicolae Rădescu   Military
1
84 days
60
11
 Alexandru G. Golescu   Moderate Liberals
1
75 days
61
27
 Artur Văitoianu   Military
1
64 days
62
42
 Ion Gigurtu   National Renaissance Front
1
62 days
63
72
 Ilie Bolojan   National Liberal Party
1
60 days
64
15
 Dumitru Brătianu   National Liberal Party
1[f]
59 days
65
41
 Constantin Argetoianu   National Renaissance Front
1[g]
56 days
66
35
 Ion G. Duca   National Liberal Party
1[h]
45 days
67
37
 Octavian Goga   National Christian Party
1[i]
44 days
68
26
 Constantin Coandă   Military
1[j]
36 days
69
29
 Take Ionescu   Conservative-Democratic Party
1[k]
31 days
70
30
 Barbu Știrbey   Independent
1[l]
16 days
71
40
 Gheorghe Argeșanu   Military
1[m]
7 days
72

Notes

  1. ^
    • 21 March 1961 – 18 March 1965
    • 18 March 1865 – 21 August 1965
    • 21 August 1965 – 9 December 1967
    • 9 December 1967 – 13 March 1969
    • 13 March 1969 – 28 March 1974
  2. ^
    • 24 July 1876 – 24 November 1878
    • 25 November 1878 – 10 July 1879
    • 11 July 1879 – 9 April 1881
    • 9 June 1881 – 20 March 1888
  3. ^
    • 27 December 1908 – 4 March 1909
    • 4 March 1909 – 28 December 1910
    • 4 January 1914 – 11 December 1916
    • 11 December 1916 – 26 January 1918
    • 29 November 1918 – 27 September 1919
    • 19 January 1922 – 27 March 1926
    • 21 June 1927 – 24 November 1927
  4. ^
    • 11 May 1866 – 13 July 1866
    • 11 March 1871 – 30 March 1876
    • 29 March 1889 – 3 November 1889
    • 27 November 1891 – 3 October 1895
  5. ^
    • 4 October 1895 to 21 November 1896
    • 31 March 1897 to 30 March 1899
    • 14 February 1901 to 20 December 1904
    • 12 March 1907 to 27 December 1908
  6. ^ 10 April 1881 – 8 June 1881
  7. ^ 28 September 1939 – 23 November 1939
  8. ^ 14 November 1933 – 29 December 1933
  9. ^ 28 December 1937 – 10 February 1938
  10. ^ 24 October 1918 – 29 November 1918
  11. ^ 17 December 1921 – 17 January 1922
  12. ^ 4 June 1927 – 20 June 1927
  13. ^ 21 September 1939 – 28 September 1939

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Romanian) A red aristocrat: Ion Gheorghe Maurer and the communist pseudo-justice, Contributors (Accessed July 1, 2025)
  2. ^ (in Romanian) Brătienii, a native dynasty, Historia (Accessed July 1, 2025)
  3. ^ (in Romanian) Gheorghe Argeșanu, profile, Galeria portretelor (Accessed July 1, 2025)
  • "History of prime ministers". gov.ro. Government of Romania.
  • "LIST. Prime Ministers of Romania from 1862 to 2019". e-juridic.manager.ro. E-JURIDIC.
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