Ministry of Internal Affairs (Romania)

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Ministry of Internal Affairs
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Coat of arms of the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs
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Ministry headquarters in Revolution Square, Bucharest
Agency overview
Formed22 January 1862
Jurisdiction Government of Romania
Headquarters Revolution Square, Bucharest
Minister responsible
Child agency
Website www.mai.gov.ro

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Romania (Romanian : Ministerul Afacerilor Interne) is one of the eighteen ministries of the Government of Romania.

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From 23 August 1944 to 18 March 1975 the ministry held the title of Minister of Internal Affairs, between 2004 and 2007, held the title of Minister of Administration and Interior, and since April 2007, Minister of Interior and Administrative Reform. In December 2008, the Boc government changed the name back to Ministry of Administration and Interior.

Until 2006, the ministry was housed near Lipscani in Palatul Vama Poştei, built between 1914 and 1926 according to the architect Statie Ciortan's plans. In 2006 the ministry moved into the former building of the Senate on Revolution Square.

Subordinated structures

Within Romania, the following structures are subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs: [1]

History

List of former ministers

This is a list of Interior ministers from the creation of the Romanian state (1862) to the present day.

No.NameTerm startTerm endCabinetParty
Principality of Romania
1 Barbu Catargiu 15 February 18628 June 1862
2 Apostol Arsache 8 June 186224 June 1862
3 Nicolae Kretzulescu 24 June 186211 October 1863
4 Mihail Kogălniceanu 11 October 186326 January 1865
5 Constantin Bosianu 26 January 186514 June 1865
6General Ioan E. Florescu 14 June 186530 January 1866
7 Nicolae Kretzulescu 30 January 186611 February 1866
8Prince Dimitrie Ghica 11 February 186610 May 1866
9 Lascăr Catargiu 11 May 186613 July 1866
10 Ion Ghica 15 July 186621 February 1867
11 Ion C. Brătianu 1 March 18675 August 1867
12 Ștefan Golescu 17 August 186713 November 1867
13 Ion C. Brătianu 13 November 186729 April 1868
14 Ion C. Brătianu 1 May 186812 August 1868
15 Anton I. Arion 12 August 186816 November 1868
16 Mihail Kogălniceanu 16 November 186824 January 1870
17Prince Dimitrie Ghica 24 January 187027 January 1870
18 Alexandru G. Golescu 2 February 187030 March 1870
19 Emanoil Costache Epureanu 20 April 187014 December 1870
20 Ion Ghica 18 December 187011 March 1871
21 Lascăr Catargiu 11 March 187131 March 1876
22 George Vernescu 27 April 187627 January 1877
23 Ion C. Brătianu 27 January 187726 May 1878
24 Constantin A. Rosetti 26 May 187817 November 1878
25 Mihail Kogălniceanu 17 November 187825 November 1878
26 Ion C. Brătianu 25 November 18785 July 1879
27 Mihail Kogălniceanu 11 July 187917 April 1880
28 Ion C. Brătianu 17 April 188015 July 1880
29 Anastase Stolojan 15 July 188020 July 1880
30 Alexandru Teriachiu 20 July 18801 March 1881
31 Alexandru Teriachiu 1 March 18815 April 1881
32 Eugeniu Stătescu 10 April 18818 June 1881
33 Constantin A. Rosetti 9 June 188125 January 1882
34 Ion C. Brătianu 25 January 18821 August 1882
35 Gheorghe Chițu 1 August 188223 June 1884
36 Ion C. Brătianu 23 June 188429 April 1887
37General Radu Mihai  [ ro ]29 April 18871 March 1888
38 Constantin Nacu 1 March 188820 March 1888
39 Theodor C. Rosetti 23 March 188812 November 1888
40Prince Alexandru B. Știrbei 12 November 188826 March 1889
41 Lascăr Catargiu 29 March 18893 November 1889
42General Gheorghe Manu 5 November 188915 February 1891
43 Lascăr Catargiu 21 February 18913 October 1895
44 Nicolae Fleva 4 October 189515 January 1896
45 Dimitrie Sturdza 15 January 18963 February 1896
46 Anastase Stolojan 3 February 189621 November 1896
47 Vasile Lascăr  [ ro ]21 November 189626 March 1897
48 Mihail Pherekyde 31 March 189730 March 1899
49 Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino 11 April 18999 January 1900
50General Gheorghe Manu 9 January 19007 July 1900
51 Constantin Olănescu 7 July 190013 February 1901
52 Petre S. Aurelian 14 February 190118 July 1902
53 Gheorghe Pallade 18 July 190222 November 1902
54 Vasile Lascăr  [ ro ]22 November 190213 December 1904
55 Spiru Haret 13 December 190420 December 1904
56 Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino 22 December 190412 March 1907
57 Ion I. C. Brătianu 12 March 190727 December 1908
58 Mihail Pherekyde 27 December 19086 February 1910
Ion I. C. Brătianu 6 February 191028 December 1910
59 Alexandru Marghiloman 29 December 191028 March 1912
60 Constantin C. Arion 28 March 191214 October 1912
61 Take Ionescu 14 October 191231 December 1913
62 Vasile G. Morțun 4 January 191411 December 1916
63 Alexandru C. Constantinescu 11 December 191626 January 1918
64 Constantin Sărățeanu  [ ro ]29 January 191827 February 1918
65 Alexandru Marghiloman 5 March 191824 October 1918
66Gen. Artur Văitoianu 24 October 191829 November 1918
67 Gheorghe Gh. Mârzescu 29 November 191812 September 1919
68Gen. Arthur Văitoianu 27 September 191928 November 1919
69Gen. Alexandru Averescu 1 December 191913 December 1919
70 Aurel Vlad  [ ro ]16 December 191927 December 1919
71 Nicolae L. Lupu 27 December 191913 March 1920
72Gen. Alexandru Averescu 13 March 192013 June 1920
73 Constantin Argetoianu 13 June 192013 December 1921
74 Ion Cămărășescu 17 December 192117 January 1922
75Gen. Artur Văitoianu 19 January 192230 October 1923
76 Ion I. C. Brătianu 30 October 192327 March 1926
77 Octavian Goga 30 March 19264 June 1927
78Prince Barbu Știrbey 4 June 192720 June 1927
79 Ion G. Duca 21 June 19273 November 1928
80 Alexandru Vaida-Voievod 10 November 19287 June 1930
81 Mihai Popovici 7 June 19308 June 1930
82 Alexandru Vaida-Voievod 13 June 19308 October 1930
83 Ion Mihalache 10 October 19304 April 1931
84 Nicolae Iorga 18 April 19317 May 1931
Constantin Argetoianu 7 May 193131 May 1932
85 Alexandru Vaida-Voievod 6 June 193210 August 1932
86 Ion Mihalache 11 August 193217 October 1932
87 Ion Mihalache 20 October 19328 January 1933
88 George G. Mironescu 14 January 19339 November 1933
89 Ion Inculeț 14 November 19333 January 1934
90 Ion Inculeț 5 January 193429 August 1936
91 Dumitru Iuca 29 August 193623 February 1937
92 Gheorghe Tătărescu 23 February 193714 November 1937
93 Richard Franasovici 17 November 193728 December 1937
94 Armand Călinescu 28 December 193721 September 1939
95Gen. Gabriel Marinescu 21 September 193928 September 1939
96 Nicolae Ottescu  [ ro ]28 September 193923 November 1939
97 Gheorghe Tătărescu 24 November 193930 November 1939
98 Mihail Ghelmegeanu 30 November 19394 July 1940
99Gen. David Popescu 4 July 194014 September 1940
100Gen. Constantin Petrovicescu 14 September 194020 January 1941
101Gen. Dumitru I. Popescu  [ ro ]21 January 194123 August 1944
102Gen. Aurel Aldea 23 August 19444 November 1944
103 Nicolae Penescu 4 November 19446 December 1944
104 Constantin Sănătescu 6 December 194414 December 1944
105Gen. Nicolae Rădescu 14 December 194428 February 1945
106 Teohari Georgescu 6 March 194530 December 1947
107 Teohari Georgescu 30 December 194728 May 1952
108 Alexandru Drăghici 28 May 195220 September 1952
109 Pavel Ștefan 20 September 195219 March 1957
110 Alexandru Drăghici 19 March 195727 July 1965
111 Cornel Onescu  [ ro ]27 July 196524 April 1972
112 Ion Stănescu  [ ro ]24 April 197217 March 1973
113 Emil Bobu 17 March 197318 March 1975
114 Teodor Coman 18 March 19755 September 1978
115 George Homoștean  [ ro ]5 September 19785 October 1987
116 Tudor Postelnicu 5 October 198722 December 1989
117Gen. Mihai Chițac 29 December 198916 June 1990
118 Doru-Viorel Ursu 16 June 199026 September 1991
119 Victor Babiuc 17 October 19919 November 1992
120 George Ioan Dănescu  [ ro ]19 November 19926 March 1994
121 Doru Ioan Tărăcilă  [ ro ]6 March 199411 December 1996 Văcăroiu I PDSR
122 Gavril Dejeu 12 December 199621 January 1999
123 Constantin Dudu Ionescu  [ ro ]21 January 199928 December 2000
124 Ioan Rus 28 December 200015 June 2004 Năstase PDSR/PSD
125 Marian Săniuță  [ ro ]15 June 200428 December 2004 PSD
126 Vasile Blaga i29 December 20044 April 2007 Tăriceanu I PD
127 Cristian David 5 April 200722 December 2008 Tăriceanu II PNL
128 Gabriel Oprea 22 December 200813 January 2009 Boc I PSD
Dan Nica i13 January 200920 January 2009 PSD
130 Liviu Dragnea 20 January 20092 February 2009 PSD
131 Dan Nica ii2 February 20091 October 2009 PSD
(126) Vasile Blaga ii1 October 200927 November 2009 PD-L
(126) Vasile Blaga iii23 December 200927 September 2010 Boc II PD-L
132 Traian Igaș  [ ro ]27 September 20109 February 2012 PD-L
133 Gabriel Berca  [ ro ]9 February 20127 May 2012 Ungureanu PD-L
(124) Ioan Rus 7 May 20126 August 2012 Ponta I PSD
134 Mircea Dușa 6 August 201221 December 2012
135 Radu Stroe 21 December 201223 January 2014 Ponta II PNL
(128) Gabriel Oprea 23 January 20145 March 2014 UNPR
(128) Gabriel Oprea 5 March 201417 December 2014 Ponta III
17 December 201417 November 2015 Ponta IV
136 Petre Tobă 17 November 20151 September 2016 Cioloș Independent
137 Dragoș Tudorache 1 September 20164 January 2017 Cioloș Independent
(138) Carmen Dan 4 January 201729 June 2017 Grindeanu Cabinet PSD
29 June 201716 January 2018 Tudose Cabinet
29 January 201824 July 2019 Dăncilă Cabinet
139 Nicolae Moga  [ ro ]24 July 201930 July 2019 Dăncilă Cabinet PSD
140Marcel Vela4 November 201923 December 2020 Orban PNL
141 Lucian Bode 23 December 202025 November 2021 Cîțu Cabinet PNL
25 November 202115 June 2023 Ciucă Cabinet
142 Cătălin Predoiu 15 June 2023 Ciolacu Cabinet PNL

Romania used the Julian calendar until 1919, but all dates are given in the Gregorian calendar.

The following party abbreviations are used:

PNL = National Liberal Party PC = Conservative Party
PNR = Romanian National Party PP = People's Party
PCD = Conservative-Democratic Party PNȚ = National Peasants' Party
PND = Democratic Nationalist Party PNC = National Christian Party
FRN = National Renaissance Front
(from 1940 PN; Party of the Nation)
FP = Ploughmen's Front
PMR = Romanian Workers' Party
(from 1965 PCR; Romanian Communist Party)
FSN = National Salvation Front
PDSR = Party of Social Democracy in Romania
(from 2001 PSD; Social Democratic Party)
PNȚCD = Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party
PSDR = Romanian Social Democratic Party PD = Democratic Party
PD-L = Democratic Liberal Party
Mil. = MilitaryInd. = Independent

Additionally, the political stance of prime ministers prior to the development of a modern party system is given by C (Conservative), MC (Moderate Conservative), RL (Radical Liberal) and ML (Moderate Liberal). Interim officeholders are denoted by italics. For those who held office multiple times, their rank of service is given by a Roman numeral.

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References

  1. "Units/institution/structures subordinated to /in coordination/ within the Ministry of Internal Affairs". Ministry of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 4 December 2023.