Second Antonescu cabinet explained

The second cabinet of Ion Antonescu was the government of Romania from 14 September 1940 to 24 January 1941. On September 14, Romania was declared a "National Legionary State". On 23 November 1940, Romania joined the Axis powers. The cabinet ended in a failed coup.

Ministers

The ministers of the cabinet were as follows:^[1]

• President of the Council of Ministers:

• Gen. Ion Antonescu (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)
• Vice President of the Council of Ministers:

• Horia Sima (14 September 1940 - 20 January 1941)

• Mihai A. Antonescu (20 - 24 January 1941)
• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Foreign Affairs:

• Mihail R. Sturdza (14 September 1940 - 20 January 1941)

• Gen. Ion Antonescu (20 - 24 January 1941)
• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Internal Affairs:

• Gen. Constantin Petrovicescu (14 September 1940 - 20 January 1941)

• Gen. Dumitru I. Popescu (20 - 24 January 1941)
• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Justice:

• Mihai A. Antonescu (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)
• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Defence:

• Gen. Ion Antonescu (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)
• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Economy:

• Gheorghe N. Leon (14 September - 10 November 1940)

• Mircea Cancicov (10 November 1940 - 24 January 1941)
• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Finance:

• George Cretzianu (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)
• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Agriculture and Property

• Nicolae Mareș (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)
• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Public Works and Communications:

• Pompiliu Nicolau (14 September - 23 October 1940)

• Ion Protopopescu (23 October 1940 - 23 January 1941)
• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Labour, Health and Social Security:

• Vasile Iașinschi (14 September 1940 - 21 January 1941)
• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Education, Religious Affairs and the Arts:

• Traian Brăileanu (14 September 1940 - 21 January 1941)
• Minister of State Secretary for Coordination and Economic Status:

• Lt. Col. Nicolae Dragomir (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)

See also

• First Antonescu cabinet
• Third Antonescu cabinet
• Romania in World War II
• Conducător

Notes and References

1. Stelian Neagoe - "Istoria guvernelor României de la începuturi - 1859 până în zilele noastre - 1995" (Ed. Machiavelli, Bucharest, 1995)