Romania

Also visit a detailed page on Romanian Governments since 1990, as part of ZPC, to know more about the
ruling parties.
Parties: PCR: Romanian Communist Party (+1990); FSN: National Salvation Front;
PDSR: Party of Social Democracy in Romania; CDR: Democratic Convention of
Romania; PNTCD: National Peasant Party Christian Democratic (member of CDR)
Posts: C.PC.PGNA: Chairman of the Presidium of the Grand National Assembly;
VC.PGNA: Vice Chairmen of the Presidium of the Grand National Assembly; C.CS:
Chairman of the Council of State; VC.CS: Vice Chairmen of the Council of State;
P.R: President of the Republic; P.FSN: President of the National Salvation Front;
P.PNUC: President of the Provisional National Unity Council.

Heads of State
Mihai I 6 Sep 1940 - 30 Dec 1947 King
Constantin Ion Parhon 30 Dec 1947 - 13 Apr 1948 (+1969) C.P PCR
Constantin Ion Parhon 13 Apr 1948 - 2 Jun 1952 (+1969) C.PGNA PCR
Petru Groza 2 Jun 1952 - 7 Jan 1958 (+1958) C.PGNA PCR
Sadoveanu/Moisescu 7 Jan 1958 - 11 Jan 1958 ---- VC.PGNA PCR
(acting) (1)
Ion Gheorghe Iosif Maurer 11 Jan 1958 - 21 Mar 1961 C.PGNA PCR
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej 21 Mar 1961 - 19 Mar 1965 (+) C.CS PCR
Maurer/Voitec/Bunaciu 19 Mar 1965 - 24 Mar 1965 VC.CS PCR
(acting) (2)
Chivu Stoica 24 Mar 1965 - 9 Dec 1967 (+1975) C.CS PCR
Nicolae Andruta Ceausescu 9 Dec 1967 - 28 Mar 1974 (+1989)E C.CS PCR
Nicolae Andruta Ceausescu 28 Mar 1974 - 22 Dec 1989 (+)E P.R PCR
-- Council of FSN -- 22 Dec 1989 - 26 Dec 1989 ---- Council of
FSN
Ion Iliescu 26 Dec 1989 - 13 Feb 1990 P.FSN
Ion Iliescu 13 Feb 1990 - 20 Jun 1990 P.PNUC
Ion Iliescu 20 Jun 1990 - 29 Nov 1996 P.R FSN
(3)
Emil Constantinescu 29 Nov 1996 - P.R CDR
(1) Vice Chairmen of the PGNA: Mihai Sadoveanu (+1961), A. Moisescu.
(2) Vice Chairmen of the CS: Ion Gheorghe Iosif Maurer, Stefan Voitec, Avram
Bunaciu.
(3) The FSN (transformed into a party in 1990) was renamed to Democratic National
Salvation Front (FDSN) in 1992 and to Party of Social Democracy in Romania
(PDSR) in 1993.

Prime Ministers
Nicolae Radescu 1944-1945 (+1953)
Petru Groza 1945-1952 (+1958) PCR (4)
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej 1952-1955 (+1965) PCR
Chivu Stoica 1955-1961 (+1975) PCR
Ion Gheorghe Maurer 1961-1974 PCR
Manea Manescu 1974-1979 PCR
Ilia Verdet 1979-1982 PCR
Constantin Dascalescu 1982-1989 PCR
Petre Roman 1989-1991 FSN
Todor Stolojan 1991-1992 non-party
Nicolae Vacaroiu 1992-1996 PSDR (5)
Victor Ciorbea 1996-1998 CDR (PNTCD)
Gavril Dejeu 1998 CDR (PNTCD) (interim)
Radu Vasile 1998- PNTCD
(4) Member of PCR only since 1947.
(5) Member of PSDR only since 1996; non-party up to then.

Leaders of the PCR

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej 1945-1954 (+1965) First Secretary
Gheorghe Apostol 1954-1955 ? First Secretary
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej 1955-1965 (+) First Secretary
Nicolae Ceausescu 1965-1989 (+)E General Secretary