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Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Coat of arms of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Incumbent
Emil Hurezeanu

since 23 December 2024

Formation| 22 January 1862
First holder| Apostol Arsache
Website| www.mae.ro

The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romanian: Ministerul Afacerilor Externe) is the ministry responsible for external affairs of the Romanian Government. The current foreign minister is Emil Hurezeanu.[1]

## List of ministers of foreign affairs (1862–1989)

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No.  | Name  | Term start  | Term end  | Party

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United Principalities
1  | Apostol Arsache | 22 January 1862  | 24 June 1862  |
2  | Alexandru Cantacuzino | 24 June 1862  | 29 September 1862  |
3  | General Ioan G. Ghica | 29 September 1862  | 29 August 1923  |
4  | Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu | 23 August 1863  | 29 October 1865  |
5  | Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah | 29 October 1865  | 10 February 1866  |
6  | Ion Ghica | 11 February 1866  | 10 May 1866  | ML
7  | Petre Mavrogheni | 11 May 1866  | 13 July 1866  |
8  | George Barbu Ştirbei | 15 July 1866  | 21 February 1867  |
9  | Ştefan Golescui | 1 March 1867  | 5 August 1867  |
10  | Alexandru Teriachiu | 17 August 1867  | 12 November 1867  |
11  | Ştefan Golescuii | 13 November 1867  | 30 April 1868  |
12  | Nicolae Golescu | 1 May 1868  | 15 November 1868  |
13  | Dimitrie Ghica | 16 November 1868  | 27 November 1869  |
14  | Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiui | 28 November 1869  | 1 February 1870  |
| Alexandru G. Golescu | 2 February 1870  | 18 April 1870  |
15  | Petre P. Carpi | 20 April 1870  | 14 December 1870  |
16  | Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiuii | 18 December 1870  | 11 March 1871  |
17  | Gheorghe Costaforu | 11 March 1871  | 27 April 1873  |
18  | Vasile Boerescui | 28 April 1873  | 29 January 1876  |
19  | Ion Bălăceanu | 30 January 1876  | 31 March 1876  |
20  | Dimitrie Cornea | 4 April 1876  | 26 April 1876  |
21  | Mihail Kogălniceanui | 27 April 1876  | 23 July 1876  | PNL
22  | Nicolae Ionescu | 24 July 1876  | 2 April 1877  |
23  | Mihail Kogălniceanuii | 3 April 1877  | 24 November 1878  | PNL
24  | Ion C. Câmpineanui | 25 November 1878  | 10 July 1879  |
25  | Vasile Boerescuii | 11 July 1879  | 9 April 1881  |
Kingdom of Romania
26  | Dimitrie C. Brătianu | 10 April 1881  | 8 June 1881  | PNL
27  | Eugeniu Stătescu | 9 June 1881  | 30 July 1881  |
28  | Dimitrie A. Sturdzai | 1 August 1881  | 1 February 1885  |
29  | Ion C. Câmpineanuii | 2 February 1885  | 27 October 1885  |
| Ion Brătianu | 28 October 1885  | 15 December 1885  | PNL
30  | Mihail Pherekyde | 16 December 1885  | 21 March 1888  |
31  | Petre P. Carpii | 21 March 1888  | 5 November 1889  |
32  | Alexandru Lahovaryi | 5 November 1889  | 21 February 1891  |
33  | Constantin Esarcu | 21 February 1891  | 26 November 1891  |
34  | Alexandru Lahovaryii | 27 November 1891  | 3 October 1895  |
35  | Dimitrie A. Sturdzaii | 4 October 1895  | 21 November 1896  |
36  | Constantin Stoicescu | 21 November 1896  | 29 March 1897  |
37  | Dimitrie A. Sturdzaiii | 31 March 1897  | 30 March 1899  |
38  | Ioan Lahovaryi | 11 April 1899  | 6 July 1900  |
39  | Alexandru Marghiloman | 7 July 1900  | 13 February 1901  |
40  | Dimitrie A. Sturdzaiv | 14 February 1901  | 8 January 1902  |
41  | Ion I. C. Brătianui | 9 January 1902  | 11 December 1904  | PNL
42  | General Iacob Lahovary | 22 December 1904  | 8 February 1907  |
43  | Ioan Lahovaryii | 9 February 1907  | 11 March 1907  |
44  | Dimitrie A. Sturdzav | 12 March 1907  | 27 December 1908  |
45  | Ion I. C. Brătianuii | 27 December 1908  | 1 November 1909  | PNL
46  | Alexandru Djuvara | 1 November 1909  | 28 December 1910  | PNL
47  | Titu Maiorescu | 29 December 1910  | 4 January 1914  | PC
48  | Emanoil Porumbaru | 4 January 1914  | 7 December 1916  |
49  | Ion I. C. Brătianuiii | 8 December 1916  | 28 January 1918  | PNL
| Alexandru Averescu | 29 January 1918  | 4 March 1918  |
50  | Constantin C. Arion | 5 March 1918  | 23 October 1918  |
51  | General Constantin Coandă | 24 October 1918  | 28 November 1918  |
52  | Ion I. C. Brătianuiv | 29 November 1918  | 27 September 1919  | PNL
| Arthur Văitoianu | 27 September 1919  | 15 October 1919  |
53  | Nicolae Mișu | 15 October 1919  | 30 November 1919  |
54  | Alexandru Vaida-Voevodi | 1 December 1919  | 13 March 1920  |
| Ștefan Cicio Pop | 15 January 1920  | 13 March 1920  |
55  | Duiliu Zamfirescu | 13 March 1920  | 12 June 1920  |
56  | Take Ionescu | 13 June 1920  | 16 December 1921  |
57  | Gheorghe Derussi | 17 December 1921  | 19 January 1922  |
58  | Ion G. Duca | 19 January 1922  | 29 March 1926  |
59  | Ion Mitilineu | 30 March 1926  | 3 June 1927  |
| Barbu Știrbey | 4 June 1927  | 20 June 1927  |
60  | Ion I. C. Brătianuv | 21 June 1927  | 24 November 1927  | PNL
61  | Nicolae Titulescui | 24 November 1927  | 9 November 1928  |
62  | Gheorghe Mironescu | 10 November 1928  | 9 October 1930  |
63  | Ion Mihalache | 10 October 1930  | 17 April 1931  |
| Constantin Argetoianu | 18 April 1931  | 26 April 1932  |
64  | Dimitrie I. G. Ghica | 27 April 1931  | 5 June 1932  |
65  | Alexandru Vaida-Voevodii | 6 June 1932  | 19 October 1932  |
66  | Nicolae Titulescuii | 20 October 1932  | 1 October 1934  |
| Gheorghe Tătărescu | 2 October 1934  | 9 October 1934  |
67  | Nicolae Titulescuiii | 10 October 1934  | 28 August 1936  |
68  | Victor Antonescu | 29 August 1936  | 28 December 1937  |
69  | Istrate Micescu | 29 December 1937  | 10 February 1938  |
| Gheorghe Tătărescu | 11 February 1938  | 29 March 1938  |
70  | Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen | 30 March 1938  | 31 January 1939  |
71  | Grigore Gafencu | 1 February 1939  | 1 June 1940  |
72  | Ion Gigurtu | 1 June 1940  | 28 June 1940  |
73  | Constantin Argetoianu | 28 June 1940  | 4 July 1940  |
74  | Mihail Manoilescu | 4 July 1940  | 14 September 1940  |
75  | Mihail R. Sturdza | 14 September 1940  | 17 January 1941  |
| Ion Antonescu | 18 January 1941  | 1 January 1943  | Mil.
76  | Mihai Antonescu | 1 January 1943  | 23 August 1944  |
77  | Grigore Niculescu-Buzești | 23 August 1944  | 3 November 1944  |
78  | Constantin Vișoianu | 4 November 1944  | 5 March 1945  |
79  | Gheorghe Tătărescu | 6 March 1945  | 29 December 1947  |
Communist Romania
80  | Ana Pauker | 30 December 1947  | 9 July 1952  | PMR
81  | Simion Bughici | 10 July 1952  | 3 October 1955
82  | Grigore Preoteasa | 4 October 1955  | 14 July 1957
83  | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | 15 July 1957  | 15 January 1958
84  | Avram Bunaciu | 23 January 1958  | 20 March 1961
85  | Corneliu Mănescu | 20 March 1961  | 20 August 1965
Corneliu Mănescu | 21 August 1965  | 18 October 1972  | PCR
86  | George Macovescu | 18 October 1972  | 8 March 1978
87  | Ștefan Andrei | 8 March 1978  | 11 November 1985
88  | Ilie Văduva | 11 November 1985  | 26 August 1986
89  | Ioan Totu | 26 August 1986  | 2 November 1989
90  | Ion Stoian | 2 November 1989  | 22 December 1989

## List of ministers of foreign affairs (1989–present)

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Portrait  | Name  | Term of office  | Party  | Prime Minister

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| Sergiu Celac | 26 December 1989  | 28 June 1990  | Independent  | Petre Roman
| Adrian Năstase | 28 June 1990  | 18 November 1992  | FSN
FDSN | Petre Roman
Theodor Stolojan
| Teodor Meleșcanu | 19 November 1992  | 11 December 1996  | FDSN
PDSR | Nicolae Văcăroiu
| Adrian Severin | 12 December 1996  | 29 December 1997  | PD | Victor Ciorbea
| Andrei Pleșu | 29 December 1997  | 22 December 1999  | Independent  | Victor Ciorbea
Gavril Dejeu (Acting)
Radu Vasile
Alexandru Athanasiu (Acting)
| Petre Roman | 22 December 1999  | 28 December 2000  | PD | Mugur Isărescu
| Mircea Geoană | 28 December 2000  | 28 December 2004  | Independent
PSD | Adrian Năstase
Eugen Bejinariu (Acting)
| Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu | 28 December 2004  | 21 March 2007  | PNL | Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
| Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
(Acting)  | 21 March 2007  | 5 April 2007  | PNL | Himself
| Adrian Cioroianu | 5 April 2007  | 15 April 2008  | PNL | Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
| Lazăr Comănescu | 15 April 2008  | 22 December 2008  | PNL | Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
| Cristian Diaconescu | 22 December 2008  | 1 October 2009  | PSD | Emil Boc
| Cătălin Predoiu | 1 October 2009  | 23 December 2009  | Independent  | Emil Boc
| Teodor Baconschi | 23 December 2009  | 23 January 2012  | PDL | Emil Boc
| Cristian Diaconescu | 24 January 2012  | 7 May 2012  | UNPR | Emil Boc
Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
| Andrei Marga | 7 May 2012  | 6 August 2012  | PNL | Victor Ponta
| Titus Corlățean | 6 August 2012  | 10 November 2014  | PSD | Victor Ponta
| Teodor Meleșcanu | 10 November 2014  | 24 November 2014  | Independent  | Victor Ponta
| Bogdan Aurescu | 24 November 2014  | 17 November 2015  | Independent  | Victor Ponta
Gabriel Oprea (Acting)
Victor Ponta
Sorin Cîmpeanu (Acting)
| Lazăr Comănescu | 17 November 2015  | 4 January 2017  | Independent  | Dacian Cioloș
| Teodor Meleșcanu | 4 January 2017  | 15 July 2019  | ALDE | Sorin Grindeanu
Mihai Tudose
Mihai Fifor (Acting)
Viorica Dăncilă
| Ramona Mănescu | 24 July 2019  | 4 November 2019  | ALDE | Viorica Dăncilă
| Bogdan Aurescu | 4 November 2019  | 15 June 2023  | Independent  | Ludovic Orban
Florin Cîțu
Nicolae Ciucă
| Luminița Odobescu | 15 June 2023  | 23 December 2024  | Independent  | Marcel Ciolacu
| Emil Hurezeanu | 23 December 2024  | Incumbent | Independent  | Marcel Ciolacu

## Notes

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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

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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

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.

## References

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1. ^ "Conducerea". Ministerul Afacerilor Externe. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

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