Ion I. Câmpineanu | |
Minister of Justice | |
Term Start: | January 27, 1877 |
Term End: | September 23, 1877 |
Office2: | Minister of Finance |
Term Start2: | September 23, 1877 |
Term End2: | November 25, 1878 |
Term Start3: | February 25, 1880 |
Term End3: | July 15, 1880 |
Office4: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Term Start4: | November 25, 1878 |
Term End4: | July 10, 1879 |
Predecessor4: | Mihail Kogălniceanu |
Successor4: | Vasile Boerescu |
Term Start5: | February 2, 1885 |
Term End5: | October 27, 1885 |
Predecessor5: | Dimitrie A. Sturdza |
Successor5: | Ion Brătianu |
Monarch5: | Carol I of Romania |
Office6: | Mayor of Bucharest |
Term Start6: | November 1886 |
Term End6: | April 1888 |
Birth Date: | 10 October 1841 |
Birth Place: | Bucharest, Wallachia |
Death Place: | Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania |
Ion I. Câmpineanu (October 10, 1841 - November 13, 1888) was a Romanian statesman who served as the Minister of Justice from January 27, 1877, to September 23, 1877, Minister of Finance in two terms, from September 23, 1877, to November 25, 1878, and from February 25, 1880, to July 15, 1880, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 25, 1878, until July 10, 1879. He was one of the founders and most important members of the National Liberal Party.
After the proclamation of the Kingdom of Romania, Ion I. Câmpineanu was appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs and held the office from February 2, 1885, until October 27, 1885. He was the Mayor of Bucharest from November 1886 to April 1888. He became the first Governor of the National Bank of Romania in July 1880,[1] which he headed until his death on November 13, 1888.
His father was (1798–1863), a participant in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848. Câmpineanu was a member of the Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society.[2]
One of the central streets in Bucharest was named after Câmpineanu.[3] In 2015, Poșta Română issued a 3.30 Lei stamp honoring Câmpineanu as the first Governor of the National Bank of Romania.