# List of justice ministers of Romania

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