Second Gheorghiu-Dej cabinet

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

The second cabinet of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was the government of Romania from 28 January 1953 to 4 October 1955.

Ministers

The ministers of the cabinet were as follows:

• President of the Council of Ministers:

• Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• First Vice Presidents of the Council of Ministers:

• Chivu Stoica (20 August 1954 - 4 October 1955)
• Iosif Chișinevschi (20 August 1954 - 4 October 1955)
• Alexandru Drăghici (20 August 1954 - 4 October 1955)

• Vice Presidents of the Council of Ministers:

• Chivu Stoica (28 January 1953 - 20 August 1954)
• Emil Bodnăraș (20 August 1954 - 4 October 1955)
• Iosif Chișinevschi (28 January 1953 - 20 August 1954)
• Petre Borilă (20 August 1954 - 4 October 1955)
• Gheorghe Apostol (28 January 1953 - 21 April 1954)
• Alexandru Moghioroș (21 April 1954 - 4 October 1955)
• Gheorghe Vidrașcu (28 January 1953 - 21 April 1954)
• Miron Constantinescu (21 April 1954 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of the Interior:

• Pavel Ștefan (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of the State Security:

• Alexandru Drăghici (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Foreign Affairs:

• Simion Bughici (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Justice:

• Anton Tatu Jianu (28 January 1953 - 31 May 1954)
• Gheorghe Diaconescu (31 May 1954 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of the Armed Forces:

• Emil Bodnăraș (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Finance:

• Dumitru Petrescu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of the Metallurgy and Machine Building:

• Carol Loncear (28 January - 17 October 1953)
• Chivu Stoica (17 October 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of the Chemical Industry:

• Mihail Florescu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Petroleum :

• Ion Dumitru (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Coal:

• Eugen Alexandru Matyas (28 January 1953 - 4 April 1955)
• Ioan Mineu (4 April - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Electricity and Electrotechnical Industry:

• Gheorghe Gaston Marin (28 January 1953 - 18 May 1954)
• Gheorghe Cioară (18 May 1954 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Construction and Building Materials:

• Gheorghe Roșu (28 January 1953 - 8 October 1954)

• Minister of Construction:

• Gheorghe Hossu (8 October 1954 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Building Materials:

• Carol Loncear (8 October 1954 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Light Industry:

• Alexandru Sencovici (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Agriculture:

• Constantin Prisnea (28 January - 5 November 1953)
• Gheorghe Apostol (5 November 1953 - 18 May 1954)
• Constantin Popescu (18 May 1954 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Wood, Paper and Pulp Industries:

• Mihai Suder (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Food Industry:

• Dumitru Diaconescu (28 January - 17 October 1953)
• Petre Borilă (17 October 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Meat, Fish, and Milk Industries:

• Pascu Ștefănescu (28 January - 17 October 1953)

• Minister of State Agricultural Farms:

• Ion Vidrașcu (28 January - 5 November 1953)

• Minister of Communes and Local Industry:

• Anton Vlădoiu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Forestry:

• Constantin Popescu (28 January - 5 November 1953)

• Minister of Collectivisation:

• Mihai Dalea (15 February - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Internal Trade:

• Vasile Malinschi (28 January 1953 - 16 February 1954)
• Mircea Oprișan (16 February 1954 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of External Trade:

• Alexandru Bârlădeanu (28 January 1953 - 18 May 1954)
• Marcel Popescu (18 May 1954 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Railways:

• Ionel Diaconescu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Shipping and Air Transport:

• Gheorghe D. Safer (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Post and Telecommunications:

• Dumitru Simulescu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Social Provisions:

• Stela Enescu (28 January 1953 - 10 June 1954)
• Octavian Berlogea (10 June 1954 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Health:

• Octavian Berlogea (28 January 1953 - 10 June 1954)
• Voinea Marinescu (10 June 1954 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Public Education:

• Ion Nistor (28 January - 6 October 1953)

• Minister of Higher Education:

• Ilie Murgulescu (28 January - 6 October 1953)

• Minister of Education:

• Ilie Murgulescu (6 October 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Culture:

• Constanța Crăciun (30 November 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Minister of Religious Affairs:

• Petre Constantinescu-Iași (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

Minister Secretaries of State

• Chairman of the State Planning Commission: (with rank of Minister)

• Miron Constantinescu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

• Chairman of the State Control Commission: (with rank of Minister)

• Petre Borilă (28 January - 17 October 1953)
• Mihai Gavriliuc (17 October 1953 - 4 April 1955)
• Dumitru Coliu (4 April - 4 October 1955)

• Chairman of the State Supply Commission: (with rank of Minister)

• Emil Stanciu (28 January - 30 November 1953)

• Chairman of the Collectivisation of Agricultural Products Commission: (with rank of Minister)

• Ion Olteanu (28 January 1953 - 15 February 1955)
• Mihai Dalea (15 February - 4 October 1955)

• Chairman of the Film Commission: (with rank of Minister)

• Nicolae Bellu (28 January - 30 November 1953)

• Chairman of the Art Commission: (with rank of Minister)

• Nicolae Popescu-Doreanu (28 January - 30 November 1953)

• Chairman of the Architecture and Systematisation Commission: (with rank of Minister)

• Nicolae Bădescu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)