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)      ML (Moderate Liberal)

The political stance of prime ministers after the development of a modern party system is given by:

     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-L = Democratic Liberal Party

     Mil. = Military      Ind. = Independent

Interim officeholders are denoted by italics.

List of officeholders

From 1859 to 1862, the two Principalities had each its own Government, and a Cabinet, seated in Iași and Bucharest respectively. In 1862 Alexandru Ioan Cuza changed the Constitution and there appeared a single Government and Cabinet, seated in Bucharest.

PMNº

Name(Born–died)

Portrait

Election

Term of office Party CabinetCab.Nº

United PrincipalitiesPresidents of the Council of Ministers

1862–1881

1Barbu

Catargiu(1807–1862)

 ?

15 Februa

ry 1862

8 June 1862

C

B. Catargiu

1

—

Apostol Arsache

(1789–1869)interim

—8 June 1862

23 June 1862

C

2Nicolae

Crețulescu(1812–1900)

—24

June 1862

11 October

1863ML

Crețulescu I

2

3

Mihail Kogălnice

anu(1817–1891)

186411

October 1863

26 January

1865ML

Kogălniceanu

3

4Constantin

Bosianu(1815–1882)

—26

January 1865

14 June 1865

ML Bosianu 4

(2)

Nicolae Crețulescu(1812–1900)2nd term

—14

June 1865

11 February 1866

MLCrețulesc

u II5

5 Ion Ghica(1816–1897)

Apr. 18 66

11 Februa

ry 1866

10 May 1866

ML I. Ghica I 6

6Lascăr

Catargiu(1823–1899)

—11

May 1866

13 July 1866

CL.

Catargiu I

7

(5)Ion Ghica(1816–1897)2nd term

Nov. 18 66

15 July 1866

21 February 1867

MLI. Ghica

II8

7

Constantin A.

Crețulescu(1809–1884)

—1

March 1867

4 August 1867

RLC.A.

Crețulescu

9

8Ștefan

Golescu(1809–1874)

—

26 Novem

ber 1867

12 May 1868

RLȘ.

Golescu10

9Nicolae Golescu

(1810–1877)—

1 May 1868

15 Novem

ber 1868

RLN.

Golescu11

10Dimitrie Ghica

(1816–1897)—

16 Novem

ber 1868

27 January

1870MC D. Ghica 12

11

Alexandru G.

Golescu(1819–1881)

1869

2 Februa

ry 1870

18 April 1870

MLA.G.

Golescu13

12

Manolache Costache Epureanu

(1823–1880)

20 April 1870

14 Decem

ber 1870

CEpureanu

I14

(5)Ion Ghica(1816–1897)3rd term

18 Decem

ber 1870

11 March 1871

MLI. Ghica

III15

(6)

Lascăr Catargiu

(1823–1899)2nd term

11 March 1871

30 March 1876

CL.

Catargiu II

16

13

Ion Emanuel Florescu

(1819–1893)

4 April 1876

26 April 1876

CFlorescu

I17

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(12)

Manolache Costache Epureanu

(1823–1880)2nd term

6 May 1876

5 August 1876

PNLEpureanu

II18

rowspan=3 style="background:Format

:Romanian politics/party colours;"|14

Ion Brătianu

(1821–1891)

24 July 1876

24 Novem

ber 1878

PNL

I. Brătianu

I19

25 November 187810 July 1879

I. Brătian

u II20

11 July 187913

March 1881

I. Brătian

u III21

Kingdom of RomaniaPresidents of the Council of Ministers

1881–1947

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|14

Ion Brătianu

(1821–1891)

13 March 1881

9 April 1881

PNLI.

Brătianu III

21

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|15

Dimitrie Brătianu

(1818–1892)

10 April 1881

8 June 1881

PNLD.

Brătianu22

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(14)

Ion Brătianu

(1821–1891)2nd term

9 June 1881

20 March 1888

PNLI.

Brătianu IV

23

rowspan=2 style="background:Format

:Romanian politics/party colours;"|16

Theodor Rosetti

(1837–1932)

23 March 1888

11 Novem

ber 1888 PC

Rosetti I 24

12 November 188822

March 1889

Rosetti II

25

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(6)

Lascăr Catargiu

(1823–1899)3rd term

29 March 1889

3 Novem

ber 1889

PCL.

Catargiu III

26

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|17

Gheorghe Manu

(1833–1911)

5 Novem

ber 1889

15 February 1891

PC Manu 27

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(13)

Ion Emanuel Florescu

(1819–1893)2nd term

2 March 1891

29 Decem

ber 1891

PCFlorescu

II28

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(6)

Lascăr Catargiu

(1823–1899)4th term

29 Decem

ber 1891

15 October

1895PC

L. Catargiu

IV29

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|18

Dimitrie Sturdza

(1833–1914)

15 October 1895

2 Decem

ber 1896

PNL Sturdza I 30

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|19

Petre S. Aurelian

(1833–1909)

2 Decem

ber 1896

12 April 1897

PNLAurelian

I31

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(18)

Dimitrie Sturdza

(1833–1914)2nd term

12 April 1897

23 April 1899

PNLSturdza

II32

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|20

Gheorghe Grigore

Cantacuzino

(1833–1913)

23 April 1899

19 July 1900

PCCantacuz

ino I33

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|21

Petre P. Carp

(1837–1919)

19 July 1900

13 February 1901

PC Carp I 34

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(18)

Dimitrie Sturdza

(1833–1914)3rd term

27 Februa

ry 1901

4 January

1906PNL

Sturdza III

35

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(20)

Gheorghe Grigore

Cantacuzino

(1833–1913)2nd term

4 January 1906

24 March 1907

PCCantacuz

ino II36

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(18)

Dimitrie Sturdza

(1833–1914)4th term

24 March 1907

9 January

1909PNL

Sturdza IV

37

rowspan=2 style="background:Format

:Romanian politics/party colours;"|22 Ion I. C.

Brătianu(1864–1927)

9 January 1909

4 March 1909

PNL

I.I.C. Brătianu

I38

4 March 1909

28 Decem

ber 1910

I.I.C. Brătian

u II39

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(21)

Petre P. Carp

(1837–1919)2nd term

29 Decem

ber 1910

28 March 1912

PC Carp II 40

rowspan=2 style="background:Format

:Romanian politics/party colours;"|23 Titu

Maiorescu(1840–1917)

28 March 1912

14 October

1912PC

Maiorescu I

41

14 October 1912

31 Decem

ber 1913

Maiorescu II

42

rowspan=2 style="background:Format

:Romanian politics/party colours;"|(22)

Ion I. C. Brătianu [a] (1864–1927)2nd term

4 January 1914

10 Decem

ber 1916 PNL

I.I.C. Brătianu

III43

11 December 191628

January 1918

I.I.C. Brătian

u IV44

24

Alexandru Averescu [a

]

(1859–1938)

29 January 1918

4 March 1918

Mil.Averescu

I45

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|25

Alexandru Marghilo

man [a] (1854–1925)

5 March 1918

23 October

1918PC

Marghiloman

46

26Constantin Coandă [a]

(1857–1932)

24 October 1918

29 Novem

ber 1918

Mil. Coandă 47

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(22)

Ion I. C. Brătianu

(1864–1927)3rd term

29 Novem

ber 1918

26 Septem

ber 1919

PNLI.I.C.

Brătianu V

48

27Artur

Văitoianu(1864–1956)

27 Septem

ber 1919

30 Novem

ber 1919

Mil. Văitoianu 49

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|28

Alexandru Vaida-Voevod

(1872–1950)

1919

1 Decem

ber 1919

12 March 1920

PNR Vaida I 50

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party colours; color:white"|(24)

Alexandru Averescu

(1859–1938)2nd term

192013

March 1920

16 Decem

ber 1921

PPAverescu

II51

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|29

Take Ionescu

(1858–1922)—

17 Decem

ber 1921

19 January

1922PCD Ionescu I 52

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(22)

Ion I. C. Brătianu

(1864–1927)4th term

192219

January 1922

29 March 1926

PNLI.I.C.

Brătianu VI

53

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party colours; color:white"|(24)

Alexandru Averescu

(1859–1938)3rd term

192630

March 1926

4 June 1927

PPAverescu

III54

30Barbu Știrbey

(1873–1946)—

4 June 1927

20 June 1927

Ind. Știrbey 55

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(22)

Ion I. C. Brătianu

(1864–1927)5th term

192721

June 1927

24 Novem

ber 1927

PNLI.I.C.

Brătianu VII

56

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|31

Vintilă Brătianu

(1867–1930)—

24 Novem

ber 1927

9 Novem

ber 1928

PNLV.

Brătianu57

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|32

Iuliu Maniu

(1873–1953)1928

10 Novem

ber 1928

6 June 1930

PNȚ Maniu I 58

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|33

Gheorghe Mironescu(1874–1949)

—7 June 1930

12 June 1930

PNȚMironesc

u I59

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(32)

Iuliu Maniu

(1873–1953)2nd term

—13

June 1930

9 October

1930PNȚ Maniu II 60

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(33)

Gheorghe Mironescu(1874–1949)2nd term

—10

October 1930

17 April 1931

PNȚMironesc

u II61

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|34

Nicolae Iorga

(1871–1940)1931

18 April 1931

5 June 1932

PND Iorga 62

rowspan=2 style="background:Format

:Romanian politics/party colours;"|(28)

Alexandru Vaida-Voevod

(1872–1950)2nd term

19326 June 1932

10 August 1932

PNȚ

Vaida II 63

—11

August 1932

19 October 1932

Vaida III

64

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(32)

Iuliu Maniu

(1873–1953)3rd term

—20

October 1932

13 January

1933PNȚ Maniu III 65

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|(28)

Alexandru Vaida-Voevod

(1872–1950)3rd term

—14

January 1933

13 Novem

ber 1933

PNȚ Vaida IV 66

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|35

Ion G. Duca

(1879–1933)1933

14 Novem

ber 1933

29 Decem

ber 1933

PNL

Duca 67

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|—

Constantin Angelescu(1870–1948)interim

—

29 Decem

ber 1933

3 January

1934PNL

rowspan=4 style="background:Format

:Romanian politics/party colours;"|36

Gheorghe Tătărescu(1886–1957)

—

4 January 1934

1 October

1934

PNL

Tătărescu I

68

2 October 193428

August 1936

Tătărescu II

69

29 August 1936

14 Novem

ber 1937

Tătărescu III

70

17 November 1937

28 Decem

ber 1937

Tătărescu IV

71

37Octavian

Goga(1881–1938)

1937

29 Decem

ber 1937

10 February 1938

PNC Goga 72

38

Patriarch Miron Cristea

(1868–1939)

—

11 Februa

ry 1938

29 March 1938

Ind.

Cristea I 73

30 March 1938

31 January

1939Cristea II 74

1 Februa

ry 1939

6 March 1939

Cristea III

75

39Armand

Călinescu(1893–1939)

19397

March 1939

21 Septem

ber 1939

FRN Călinescu 76

40Gheorghe Argeșanu

(1883–1940)—

21 Septem

ber 1939

28 Septem

ber 1939

FRN Argeșanu 77

41

Constantin Argetoian

u(1871–1955)

—

28 Septem

ber 1939

23 Novem

ber 1939

FRNArgetoia

nu78

(36)

Gheorghe Tătărescu(1886–1957)2nd term

—

24 Novem

ber 1939

10 May 1940

FRN

Tătărescu V

79

11 May 1940

3 July 1940

Tătărescu VI

80

42Ion

Gigurtu(1886–1959)

—4 July 1940

4 Septem

ber 1940

FRN Gigurtu 81

43

Ion Antonescu

[b]

(1882–1946)

—

4 Septem

ber 1940

14 Septem

ber 1940

Mil.

Antonescu I

82

14 Septem

ber 1940

24 January

1941

Antonescu II

83

27 January 1941

23 August 1944

Antonescu III

84

44Constantin Sănătescu(1885–1947)

—

23 August 1944

3 Novem

ber 1944

Mil.

Sănătescu I

85

4 Novem

ber 1944

5 Decem

ber 1944

Sănătescu II

86

45Nicolae Rădescu

(1874–1953)—

6 Decem

ber 1944

28 February 1945

Mil. Rădescu 87

46Petru Groza

(1884–1958)

—6

March 1945

30 Novem

ber 1946

FP

Groza I 88

1946

1 Decem

ber 1946

29 Decem

ber 1947

Groza II 89

Romanian People's Republic/Socialist Republic of RomaniaPresidents of the Council of Ministers (informally Prime Ministers)

1947–1989

46Petru Groza

(1884–1958)

—

30 Decem

ber 1947

14 April 1948

FP

Groza III 90

194815

April 1948

2 June 1952

Groza IV 91

rowspan=2 style="background:Format

:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"|47

Gheorghe Gheorghiu

-Dej(1901–1965)

—2 June 1952

28 January

1953PMR

Gheorghiu-Dej I

92

195228

January 1953

4 October 1955

Gheorghiu-Dej

II93

rowspan=2 style="background:Format

:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"|48

Chivu Stoica

(1908–1975)

—4

October 1955

19 March 1957

PMR

Stoica I 94

195720

March 1957

20 March 1961

Stoica II

95

rowspan=5 style="background:Format

:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"|49

Ion Gheorghe Maurer

(1902–2000)

196121

March 1961

17 March 1965

PCR

Maurer I 96

196518

March 1965

20 August 1965

Maurer II

97

—21

August 1965

8 Decem

ber 1967

Maurer III

98

—

9 Decem

ber 1967

12 March 1969

Maurer IV

99

196913

March 1969

27 Februa

ry 1974

Maurer V

100

rowspan=2 style="background:Format

:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"|50

Manea Mănescu

(1916–2009)

— 27 Februa

ry 1974

18 March 1975

PCR Mănescu I

101

197518

March 1975

30 March 1979

Mănescu II

102

rowspan=2 style="background:Format

:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"|51

Ilie Verdeț(1925–2001)

—30

March 1979

29 March 1980

PCR

Verdeț I103

198029

March 1980

20 May 1982

Verdeț II

104

rowspan=2 style="background:Format

:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"|52

Constantin Dăscălesc

u(1923–2003)

—21

May 1982

28 March 1985

PCR

Dăscălescu I

105

198529

March 1985

22 Decem

ber 1989

Dăscălescu II

106

Romania since 1989rowspan=3

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|53Petre

Roman [c] (1946–)

—

26 Decem

ber 1989

28 June 1990

FSN

Roman I107

199028

June 1990

30 April 1991

Roman II

108

—30

April 1991

16 October 1991

Roman III

109

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|54

Theodor Stolojan(1943–)

—16

October 1991

19 Novem

ber 1992

FSN Stolojan I110

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party colours; color:white;"|55

Nicolae Văcăroiu

(1943–)1992

19 Novem

ber 1992

11 Decem

ber 1996

PDSRVăcăroiu

I111

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|56

Victor Ciorbea(1954–)

1996

12 Decem

ber 1996

17 April 1998

PNȚCD

Ciorbea I112

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|—

Gavril Dejeu(1932–)interim

—30

March 1998

17 April 1998

PNȚCD

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|57

Radu Vasile

(1942–2013)—

17 April 1998

22 Decem

ber 1999

PNȚCD

Vasile I113

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party colours; color:white;"|—

Alexandru Athanasiu

(1955–)interim

—

13 Decem

ber 1999

22 Decem

ber 1999

PSDR

58Mugur

Isărescu(1949–)

—

22 Decem

ber 1999

28 Decem

ber 2000

Ind. Isărescu I114

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party colours; color:white;"|59

Adrian Năstase(1950–)

2000

28 Decem

ber 2000

21 Decem

ber 2004

PDSR/PSD

Năstase I115

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party colours; color:white;"|—

Eugen Bejinariu

(1959–)interim

—

21 Decem

ber 2004

28 Decem

ber 2004

PSD

rowspan=2 style="background:Format

:Romanian politics/party colours;"|60

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu

(1952–)

2004

29 Decem

ber 2004

5 April 2007

PNL

Tăriceanu I

116

—5 April 2007

22 Decem

ber 2008

Tăriceanu II

117

rowspan=2 style="background:Format

:Romanian politics/party colours; color:white;"|61 Emil Boc

(1966–)

2008

22 Decem

ber 2008

23 Decem

ber 2009

PD-L

Boc Cabinets

118

—

23 Decem

ber 2009

6 Februa

ry 2012

119style="background:Format

:Romanian politics/party colours;"|—

Cătălin Predoiu(1968–)interim

—

6 Februa

ry 2012

9 February 2012

Ind.

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours;"|62

Mihai Răzvan

Ungureanu

(1968–)

—

9 Februa

ry 2012

7 May 2012

Ind.Ungurean

u120

style="background:Format:Romanian politics/party

colours; color:white;" rowspan=3|63

Victor Ponta(1972–)

—7 May 2012

21 Decem

ber 2012

PSD

Ponta I121

2012

21 Decem

ber 2012

26 Februa

ry 2014

Ponta II 122

—5

March 2014

Incumbent

Ponta III

123

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

Notes