Constanța Crăciun Explained

Constanța Crăciun
Birth Date:16 February 1914
Birth Place:Constanța, Kingdom of Romania
Death Place:Bucharest, Romania
Office:Minister of Culture
Primeminister:Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Chivu Stoica
Term Start:30 November 1953
Term End:19 March 1957
Successor:Miron Constantinescu
Office2:Vice President of the State Council
Term Start2:21 August 1965
Term End2:1969
President2:Chivu Stoica
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Predecessor2:Ștefan Voitec
Successor2:Manea Mănescu
Nationality:Romanian
Spouse:Ion Vincze

Constanța Crăciun (16 February 1914  - 2 May 2002) was a Romanian politician and educator.

Biography

She was born in Constanța. She studied literature and philosophy. She became a member of the Romanian Communist Party in 1935. She was arrested in 1942 and sentenced to 25 years in prison, serving time in the Văcărești and Mislea prisons before she was released in 1944. From 1948 to 1953, she was a member of the Great National Assembly of the Romanian People's Republic. She served as Minister of Culture from 30 November 1953 to 19 March 1957[1] and, in 1959, became deputy minister of culture. From 1962 to 1965, she was president of the State Committee for Culture and Art. From 1965 to 1969, she was vice-president of the State Council.[2]

Crăciun was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party from 1945 to 1969 (and a member of its Organizing Board in 1950[3]) and from 1972 to 1974.[4] She was given the title Hero of Socialist Labour in 1971. In the same year, she received the "hammer and sickle" gold medal.[4]

Crăciun was married to Ion Vincze, also a prominent member of the Communist Party.[5] She died in Bucharest at the age of 88.[4]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministrii Culturii 1862 - 2021. ro. www.patrimoniubotosani.ro. March 8, 2024.
  2. Web site: Nomenclatura – membrii I (A – C) . Comunismul în România. ro.
  3. Web site: Rumanian Workers' Party Elects Organizing Board. CIA. www.cia.gov. January 25, 1950. March 8, 2024.
  4. Web site: Consiliul Național pentru Studierea Arhivelor Securității, Membrii C.C. al P.C.R. 1945–1989 dicționar . ro . 183–84.
  5. Book: Vasile, Cristian . Perfectul acrobat. Leonte Răutu, măștile răului . 82 . Tismăneanu. Vladimir. Vladimir Tismăneanu . 2013 . 978-9735022389 . ro.