List of justice ministers of Romania

Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice
	Coat of arms of the Minister of Justice
	Incumbent; Cătălin Predoiu ; since 25 November 2021
Formation	1862
First holder	Manolache Costache Epureanu
Website	www.just.ro

Last updated July 28, 2025

This is a list of justice ministers of Romania. The first person to hold office was Manolache Costache Epureanu.

United Romanian Principalities (1859–1862)

Manolache Costache Epureanu - January 17, 1859 (Iași), April 27, 1859 (Iași, Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Justice and Finance Ad interim)
Ion Al. Filipescu [ ro ] - January 25, 1859 (Bucharest, President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Justice)
Constantin Hurmuzaki [ ro ] - 8 March 1859 (Iași), January 17, 1861 (Iași)
Ion C. Cantacuzino - 27 March 1859 (Bucharest), 6 September 1859 (Bucharest, and temporary religions), 5 October 1861 (Iași, Minister of Interior and Justice ad-interim), 19 July 1861 (Bucharest)
Gheorghe Crețeanu [ ro ] - October 6, 1859 (Bucharest, the holder of Ion C. Cantacuzino resigning), October 11, 1859 (Bucharest, ad interim)
Dimitrie Scarlat Miclescu [ ro ] - November 10, 1859 (Iași)
Gheorghe Apostoleanu - 30 March 1860 (Iași, ad interim, Dimitrie Scarlat Miclescu resigning)
Damaschin Bojincă - April 30, 1860 (Iași)
Vasile Boerescu - May 28, 1860 (Bucharest, July 13, 1860 and Ad-interim at the Cults), November 17, 1868
Nicolae Bițcoveanu - April 11, 1861 (Bucharest ad interim following the resignation of Vasile Boerescu)
Constantin Hurmuzaki [ ro ] - January 17, 1861 (Iași)
Constantin Rolla [ ro ] - May 23, 1861 (Iași) (replacing Constantin Hurmuzachi, resigned)
Constantin N. Brăiloiu - April 30, 1861 (Bucharest), January 22, 1862
Grigore Arghiropol [ ro ] - May 12, 1861 (Bucharest)
Dimitrie Ghica - July 30, 1861 (ad interim as missing Ion C. Cantacuzino), January 21, 1870 (interim in place of Vasile Boerescu, resigned)

Romania (1862–1881)

Apostol Arsache - October 21, 1861 (ad interim following the resignation of IC Cantacuzino)
Dimitrie Cornea - June 7, 1862
Nicolae Kretzulescu - December 30, 1862, July 3, 1862, August 8, 1863 (28 days in advance and August after the resignation of Barbu Bellu), June 19, 1864, March 11, 1871
Barbu Bellu - June 14, 1863
Dimitrie P. Vioreanu - August 15, 1863, February 2, 1870, April 5, 1876
Alexandru Papiu Ilarian - October 11, 1863
P. Orbescu - 1 March 1864 (ad interim), 6 May 1864
Grigore Bengescu - January 21, 1865
George D. Vernescu - January 26, 1865
Dimitrie Cariagdi - June 14, 1865, December 18, 1870
Ioan Cantacuzino - February 11, 1866
Constantin A. Kretzulescu - March 1, 1867
Ștefan Golescu - August 5, 1867 (ad interim)
Anton I. Arion - August 17, 1867, November 13, 1867
Constantin Eraclide - November 3, 1868
Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino - January 24, 1870
Alexandru Lahovary - April 20, 1870, October 4, 1873
Gheorghe Costaforu - June 8, 1871
Manolache Costache Epureanu - October 28, 1872
Christian Tell - March 31, 1873 (ad interim)
Mihail Pherekyde - April 27, 1876, April 9, 1871
Eugeniu Stătescu - 24 July 1876, 16 November 1881 (ad interim), 1 August 1882, 16 December 1885, 4 October 1895, 8 July 1902
Ion I. Câmpineanu - January 27, 1877
Anastase Stolojan - July 11, 1879, January 5, 1898

Kingdom of Romania (1881–1947)

Dimitrie Gianni - July 9, 1880, March 1, 1888
Gheorghe Chițu - January 25, 1882, October 1, 1883 (ad interim)
Nicolae Voinov - November 15, 1883
Constantin Nacu - February 2, 1885
Alexandru Marghiloman - March 23, 1888
George D. Vernescu - November 12, 1888, February 21, 1891 (ad interim)
Nicolae Gherassi - March 29, 1889
Theodor Rosetti - November 5, 1889
Grigore Trandafil - November 16, 1890
Nicolae Blaremberg - November 3, 1891
Dimitrie C. Sturdza-Scheianu - November 27, 1891
Ștefan C. Șendrea - November 22, 1896
Alexandru Djuvara - March 31, 1897
George D. Pallade - January 12, 1898
Constantin Stoicescu - October 1, 1898, February 14, 1901
Constantin Dissescu - April 11, 1899
Titu Maiorescu - July 7, 1900
Alexandru Gianni - October 19, 1903
Alexandru Bădărău - December 22, 1904
Dimitrie Grecianu [ ro ] - June 5, 1906
Toma Stelian [ ro ] - March 12, 1907
Mihail G. Cantacuzino - December 29, 1910, December 11, 1916
Victor Antonescu - January 4, 1914, November 14, 1933, January 5, 1934, October 2, 1934
Constantin Argetoianu - January 29, 1918, March 13, 1920 (ad interim)
Dimitrie Dobrescu - March 16, 1918
Ion Mitilineu - June 4, 1918
Artur Văitoianu - October 24, 1918 (Ad-interim, Army Corps General)
Dumitru Buzdugan - October 28, 1918
Em. Miclescu - September 27, 1919
Ion Pelivan - December 5, 1919 (did not work, being delegated to the Peace Commission in Paris, the interim was held by Ștefan Cicio Pop, State Minister)
Matei B. Cantacuzino - March 31, 1920
Dimitrie Grecianu [ ro ] - August 27, 1920 (ad interim), November 16, 1920
Take Ionescu - December 9, 1920 (ad interim)
Mihail Antonescu - January 1, 1921
Stelian Popescu - December 17, 1921, June 4, 1927
Ioan Theodor Florescu - January 19, 1922
Gheorghe Gh. Mârzescu - October 29, 1923
Teodor Cudalbu - March 30, 1926
Grigore Iunian - November 10, 1928, June 13, 1930, October 10, 1930
Voicu Nițescu [ ro ] - 7 March 1930, 7 June 1930, 6 December 1930
Gheorghe Mironescu - June 7, 1930 (ad interim)
Constantin Hamangiu - April 18, 1931
Victor Vâlcovici - January 7, 1932
Valer Pop [ ro ] - January 9, 1932 , February 1, 1935
Virgil Potârcă - June 6, 1932
Mihai Popovici - August 11, 1932 , October 20, 1932, January 14, 1933, September 22, 1933
Emil Hațieganu - July 22, 1933 (ad interim)
Mircea Djuvara [ ro ] - August 29, 1936
Vasile P. Sassu - February 23, 1937
Vasile Rădulescu Mehedinți - December 29, 1937
Mircea Cancicov [ ro ] - February 11, 1938 (ad interim)
Victor Iamandi - March 30, 1938
Istrate Micescu - November 24, 1939
Aurelian Bentoiu [ ro ] - November 30, 1939
Ion V. Gruia - July 4, 1940
Mihai Antonescu - September 14, 1940
Gheorghe Popescu-Docan [ ro ] - January 27, 1941
Constantin Stoicescu - February 15, 1941
Ion C. Marinescu - August 14, 1942
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu - August 23, 1944 (ad interim), November 4, 1944
Ion Boițeanu - 1 September 1944 (ad interim)
Aureliu Căpățână [ ro ] - September 7, 1944 (replacing Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, resigned)
Dimitrie Negel [ ro ] - October 4, 1944 (ad interim, Aureliu Căpățână resigning)

Communist Romania (1948–1989)

Avram Bunaciu - April 15, 1948 , December 31, 1957
Stelian Nițulescu [ ro ] - September 24, 1949
Anton Tatu Jianu [ ro ] - January 28, 1953
Gheorghe Diaconescu - May 31, 1954, January 23, 1958
Ion Constantin Manoliu - March 21, 1961
Adrian Dimitriu - March 18, 1965
Teodor Vasiliu - November 28, 1970
Emil Nicolcioiu - March 18, 1975
Constantin Stătescu [ ro ] - January 26, 1977
Justin Grigoraș [ ro ] - October 24, 1979
Ioan Ceterchi [ ro ] - March 29, 1980
Gheorghe Chivulescu - January 23, 1982
Maria Bobu - October 3, 1987

Post-Communist Romania (1989–present)

Teofil Pop [ ro ] - January 3, 1990
Victor Babiuc - June 28, 1990
Mircea Ionescu-Quintus - October 16, 1991
Petre Ninosu [ ro ] - November 19, 1992
Iosif Gavril Chiuzbaian - March 6, 1994
Ion Predescu - September 3, 1996
Valeriu Stoica 12 December 1996 – 28 December 2000
Rodica Stănoiu 28 December 2000 – 10 March 2004
Cristian Diaconescu 10 March 2004 – 28 December 2004
Monica Macovei 18 December 2004 – 5 April 2007
Tudor Chiuariu 5 April 2007 – 10 December 2007
Teodor Meleșcanu (ad interim) 15 January 2008 – 29 February 2008
Cătălin Predoiu 29 February 2008 – 7 May 2012
Titus Corlățean 7 May 2012 – 6 August 2012
Mona Pivniceru [ ro ] 23 August 2012 – 28 March 2013
Victor Ponta (acting) 28 March 2013 – 15 April 2013
Robert Cazanciuc [ ro ] 15 April 2013 – 17 November 2015
Raluca Prună 17 November 2015 – 4 January 2017
Florin Iordache 4 January 2017 – 9 February 2017
Ana Birchall (acting) 9 February 2017 – 22 February 2017
Tudorel Toader 23 February 2017 - 18 April 2019
Ana Birchall 7 June 2019 - 4 November 2019
Cătălin Predoiu 4 November 2019 - 23 December 2020
Stelian Ion 23 December 2020 - 2 September 2021
Lucian Bode (acting) 2 September 2021 - 25 November 2021
Cătălin Predoiu 25 November 2021 - incumbent

References

↑ "Conducere". www.just.ro. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

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