Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania)

This is a list of the Foreign Minister of Romania since 1866.

Danubian principalities (1862-1881)

  • Apostol Arsache (January 22, 1862 to June 24, 1862 )
  • Alexandru Cantacuzino (June 24, 1862 to September 29, 1862 )
  • Ioan Grigore Ghica (September 30, 1862 to August 16, 1863 )
  • Nicolae Rosetti Bălănescu (August 17, 1863 to October 16, 1865 )
  • Alexandru Papadopol - Calimah (October 17, 1865 to February 10, 1866 )
  • Ion Ghica ( February 11, 1866 to May 10, 1866)
  • Petre Mavrogheni (May 11, 1866 to July 13, 1866 )
  • George Barbu Ştirbei (July 15, 1866 to February 21, 1867 )
  • Ştefan Golescu ( March 1, 1867 to August 5, 1867)
  • Alexandru Teriachiu August 17, 1867 to November 12, 1867
  • Ştefan Golescu (November 13, 1867 to April 30, 1868 )
  • Nicolae Golescu (1 May to 15 November 1868 )
  • Dimitrie Ghica (November 16, 1868 to November 27, 1869 )
  • Nicolae Callimachi - Catargiu (November 28, 1869 to February 1, 1870 )
  • Alexandru G. Golescu ( 2 February-18 April 1870)
  • Petru Carp ( 20 April to 14 December 1870)
  • Nicolae Callimachi - Catargiu (December 18, 1870 to March 11, 1871 )
  • Gheorghe Costaforu (March 11, 1871 to April 27, 1873 )
  • Vasile Boerescu (April 28, 1873 to January 29, 1876 )
  • Ion Bălăceanu ( 30 January to 3 April 1876)
  • Dimitrie Cornea ( 4 to 26 April 1876)
  • Mihail Kogălniceanu ( 27 April to 23 July 1876)
  • Nicolae Ionescu ( July 24, 1876 to April 2, 1877)
  • Mihail Kogălniceanu (April 3, 1877 to November 24, 1878 )
  • Ion I. Campineanu (November 25, 1878 to July 10, 1879 )
  • Vasile Boerescu (11 July 1879 to April 9, 1881 )

Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947)

  • Dimitrie C. Brătianu ( 10 April to 8 June 1881)
  • Eugeniu Statescu (June 9, 1881 to July 30, 1881 )
  • Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza (August 1, 1881 to February 1, 1885 )
  • Ion C. Campineanu ( 2 February to 27 October 1885)
  • Ion Brătianu ( 28 October-15 December 1885)
  • Mihail Pherekyde (December 16, 1885 to March 21, 1888 )
  • Petre P. Carp ( 1888-1889 )
  • Alexandru Lahovary ( March 29, 1889 to February 15, 1891)
  • Constantin Esarcu ( 21 February to 26 November 1891)
  • Alexandru Lahovary (November 27, 1891 to October 3, 1895 )
  • Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza (October 4, 1895 to November 21, 1896 )
  • Constantin Stoicescu (November 21, 1896 to March 29, 1897 )
  • Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza (March 31, 1897 to March 30, 1899 )
  • Ioan Lahovary (April 11, 1899 to July 6, 1900 )
  • Alexandru Marghiloman (July 7, 1900 to February 13, 1901 )
  • Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza (14 February 1901 to January 8, 1902 )
  • Ion IC Brătianu (January 9, 1902 to December 11, 1904 )
  • Dimitrie A. Sturdza ( 12 December-21 December 1904)
  • Iacob Lahovary ( December 22, 1904 to 8 February 1907)
  • Ioan Lahovary ( 9 February to 11 March 1907)
  • Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza (March 12, 1907 to December 27, 1908 )
  • Ion IC Brătianu (December 27, 1908 to October 30, 1909 )
  • Alexandru Djuvara (November 1, 1909 to December 28, 1910 )
  • Titu Maiorescu (December 29, 1910 to December 31, 1913 )
  • Emanuel Porumbaru (January 4, 1914 to December 7, 1916 )
  • Ion IC Brătianu (December 8, 1916 to January 28, 1918 )
  • Alexandru Averescu ( 29 January to 4 March 1918)
  • Constantin C. Arion ( 5 March to 23 October 1918)
  • Constantin Coandă ( 24 October-28 November 1918)
  • Ion IC Brătianu (November 29, 1918 to September 26, 1919 )
  • Arthur Văitoianu ( 27 September-14 October 1919)
  • Nicolae Mişu ( 15 October-30 November 1919)
  • Alexandru Vaida - Voevod (December 1, 1919 to January 9, 1920 )
  • Ştefan Cicio Pop ( 10 January-13 March 1920)
  • Duiliu Zamfirescu ( 13 March-12 June 1920)
  • Take Ionescu (June 13, 1920 to December 16, 1921 )
  • Gheorghe Derussi (December 17, 1921 to January 19, 1922 )
  • Ion G. Duca (January 19, 1922 to March 29, 1926 )
  • Ion Mitilineu (March 30, 1926 to June 3, 1927 )
  • Barbu Stirbey ( June 4 to June 20 1927)
  • Ion IC Brătianu ( 21 June to 24 November 1927)
  • Nicolae Titulescu (November 24, 1927 to November 9, 1928 )
  • Gheorghe Mironescu (November 10, 1928 to October 9, 1930 )
  • Ion Mihalache (October 10, 1930 to April 17, 1931 )
  • Constantin Argetoianu (April 18 1931 to April 26, 1932 )
  • Dimitrie Ghica IG (April 27, 1931 to June 5, 1932 )
  • Alexandru Vaida - Voevod ( 6 June to 19 October 1932)
  • Nicolae Titulescu (October 20, 1932 to October 1, 1934 )
  • Gheorghe Tătărescu ( 2 October to 9 October 1934)
  • Nicolae Titulescu (October 10, 1934 to August 28, 1936 )
  • Victor Antonescu (August 29, 1936 to December 28, 1937 )
  • Istrate Micescu (December 29, 1937 to February 10, 1938 )
  • Gheorghe Tătărescu ( 11 February-29 March 1938)
  • Nicolae Petrescu - Comnen (March 30, 1938 to January 31, 1939 )
  • Grigore Gafencu (February 1, 1939 to July 3, 1940 )
  • Mihail Manoilescu ( 4 July to 4 September 1940)
  • Mihail R. Sturdza (September 14, 1940 to January 17, 1941 )
  • Ion Antonescu (January 18, 1941 to January 1, 1943 )
  • Mihai Antonescu (January 1, 1943 to August 23, 1944 )
  • Grigore Niculescu - Buzesti ( 23 August to 3 November 1944)
  • Constantin Vişoianu (November 4, 1944 to March 5, 1945 )
  • Gheorghe Tătărescu (March 6, 1945 to December 29, 1947 )

People's Republic of Romania (1947-1965)

  • Ana Pauker (December 30, 1947 to July 9, 1952 )
  • Simion Bughici (July 10, 1952 to October 3, 1955 )
  • Grigore Preoteasa (October 4, 1955 to July 14, 1957 )
  • Ion Gheorghe Maurer (July 15, 1957 to January 15, 1958 )
  • Avram Bunaciu (January 23, 1958 to March 20, 1961 )
  • Corneliu Mănescu (March 21, 1961 to August 20, 1965 )

Socialist Republic of Romania (1965-1989)

  • Corneliu Mănescu (August 21, 1965 to October 22, 1972 )
  • George Macovescu (23 October 1972 to 22 March 1978 )
  • Ştefan Andrei (March 23, 1978 to November 8, 1985 )
  • Ilie Văduva (November 8, 1985 to August 26, 1986 )
  • Ioan Totu (August 26, 1986 to November 2, 1989 )
  • Ion Stoian ( 2 November to 22 December 1989)

Romania (1989 -present)

  • Sergiu Celac ( December 26, 1989 to 27 June 1990)
  • Adrian Năstase (June 28, 1990 to November 18, 1992 )
  • Teodor Melescanu (November 19, 1992 to December 11, 1996 )
  • Adrian Severin (December 12, 1996 to December 29, 1997 )
  • Andrei Pleşu (December 29, 1997 to December 22, 1999 )
  • Petre Roman (December 22, 1999 to December 28, 2000 )
  • Mircea Geoană (December 28, 2000 to 28 December 2004)
  • Mihai Razvan Ungureanu (December 28, 2004 to 21 March 2007)
  • Calin Popescu - Tăriceanu Ad interim ( March 21, 2007 to 5 April 2007)
  • Adrian Cioroianu (5 April 2007 to 15 April 2008)
  • Comanescu (15 April 2008 to 22 December 2008)
  • Cristian Diaconescu (22 December 2008 to 1 October 2009)
  • Catalin Predoiu (ad interim October 1, 2009 to December 23, 2009)
  • Theodor Baconschi ( December 28, 2009 to January 23, 2012)
  • Cristian Diaconescu ( January 24, 2012 to May 7, 2012)
  • Andrei Marga (8 May 2012 - 6 Augusti 2012)
  • Titus Corlăţean (6 August 2012 - )
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