The cabinet of Barbu Catargiu was the first government of the United Principalities of Romania, after formal union of Wallachia with Moldavia, and lasted from 22 January to 24 June 1862. Prime Minister Barbu Catargiu was assassinated on 20 June and the government collapsed soon thereafter.
The ministers of the cabinet were as follows: [1]
Lascăr Catargiu was a Romanian conservative statesman born in Moldavia. He belonged to an ancient Wallachian family, one of whose members had been banished in the 17th century by Prince Matei Basarab, and had settled in Moldavia.
Barbu Catargiu was a conservative Romanian politician and journalist. He was the first Prime Minister of Romania, in 1862, until he was assassinated on 20 June that year. He was a staunch defender of the great estates of the boyars, and notably originated the conservative doctrine that "feudalism in Romania had never existed".
Apostol Arsache or Apostolos Arsakis was a Greek-Romanian politician and philanthropist. He was one of the major benefactors of 19th-century Greece, while at the same time he became a leading political figure in Romania.
Dimitrie Cornea (1816–1884) was the Minister of Justice during the Barbu Catargiu cabinet, from the 22nd of January and the 24th of June 1862 and the Minister of Foreign Affairs from the 4th of April 1876 until the 26th of April 1876 during the existence of United Principalities.
Nicolae Callimachi-Catargiu was a conservative Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in two terms from November 28, 1869 to February 1, 1870 and December 18, 1870 until March 11, 1871, and as a Romanian envoy to London and Paris.
George Barbu Știrbei or Știrbeiŭ, also known as Gheorghe, Georgie, or Iorgu Știrbei, was a Wallachian-born Romanian aristocrat and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from July 15, 1866 until February 21, 1867. He was the eldest son of Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei, Prince of Wallachia, and the nephew of his rival, Gheorghe Bibescu; his younger siblings included the landowner and industrialist Alexandru B. Știrbei. Educated in France, he returned to Wallachia during his father's princely mandate, as a Beizadea and aspiring politician. Fleeing his country during the Crimean War, he served the French Empire before returning home to become Wallachian Minister of War and Spatharios. He is remembered for reforming the Wallachian militia during the remainder of Prince Barbu's term.
Constantin G. Cantacuzino, also known as Costache Cantacozino or Costandin Cantacuzino, was the Caimacam (Regent) of Wallachia in September 1848–June 1849, appointed directly by the Ottoman Empire. A member of the Cantacuzino family, he had emerged as a leader of the conservative boyardom during the Regulamentul Organic period. As a commander in the Wallachian militia, he organized in 1831 the first elections for Bucharest's Town Council, and subsequently served as one of the Bucharest Governors. He first played a major part in national government from 1837 to 1842, when he served Prince Alexandru II Ghica as Postelnic and Logothete. During that interval, he clashed with his own brother Grigore Cantacuzino, who sided with the liberal current.
Grigore Balș was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician.
Alexandru Emanoil Florescu was a Wallachian and Romanian politician.
Alexandru Barbu Știrbei, also rendered Alex. Știrbeĭ, Știrbey, or Știrbeiŭ, was a Wallachian-born Romanian aristocrat, politician, businessman and agriculturalist, the son of Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei, Prince of Wallachia, younger brother of George Barbu Știrbei, and nephew of another Prince, Gheorghe Bibescu. After a short career in the French Army, he returned to the United Principalities and served terms in their Assembly of Deputies, inheriting the fortune left by his father. He established pioneering industries around his manorial estates of Buftea and Dărmănești, and became a guest, and sometime host, of literary meetings held by the political club Junimea.
The first cabinet of Nicolae Crețulescu was the government of Romania from 24 June 1862 to 11 October 1863.
The second cabinet of Nicolae Crețulescu was the government of Romania from 14 June 1865 to 11 February 1866.
The cabinet of Dimitrie Ghica was the government of Romania from 16 November 1868 to 27 January 1870.
The second cabinet of Lascăr Catargiu was the government of Romania from 11 March 1871 to 30 March 1876.
The first cabinet of Ion Emanuel Florescu was the government of Romania from 4 April to 26 April 1876.
The fourth cabinet of Lascăr Catargiu was the government of Romania from 27 November 1891 to 3 October 1895.
| Preceded by Government of Wallachia Government of Moldavia | Cabinet of Romania 22 January 1862 - 24 June 1862 | Succeeded by First Nicolae Crețulescu cabinet |