Ministry of Justice
Coat of arms of the Minister of Justice
Incumbent Cătălin Predoiu [1] since 25 November 2021
Formation	1862
First holder	Manolache Costache Epureanu
Website	www.just.ro

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 Crețulescu - 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. Crețulescu - 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 Dumitriu - 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 [ ro] 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

See also

• Government of Romania
• Justice ministry
• Politics of Romania
• Romanian judicial reform

References

External links

• Ministry of Justice
• List of justice ministers of Romania on Facebook
• Government of Romania