# Second Gheorghiu-Dej cabinet

The second cabinet of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was the government of Romania from 28 January 1953 to 4 October 1955.

## Ministers

The ministers of the cabinet were as follows:
* President of the Council of Ministers:
   * Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* First Vice Presidents of the Council of Ministers:
   * Chivu Stoica (20 August 1954 - 4 October 1955)
   * Iosif Chișinevschi (20 August 1954 - 4 October 1955)
   * Alexandru Drăghici (20 August 1954 - 4 October 1955)
* Vice Presidents of the Council of Ministers:
   * Chivu Stoica (28 January 1953 - 20 August 1954)
   * Emil Bodnăraș (20 August 1954 - 4 October 1955)
   * Iosif Chișinevschi (28 January 1953 - 20 August 1954)
   * Petre Borilă (20 August 1954 - 4 October 1955)
   * Gheorghe Apostol (28 January 1953 - 21 April 1954)
   * Alexandru Moghioroș (21 April 1954 - 4 October 1955)
   * Gheorghe Vidrașcu (28 January 1953 - 21 April 1954)
   * Miron Constantinescu (21 April 1954 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of the Interior:
   * Pavel Ștefan (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of the State Security:
   * Alexandru Drăghici (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Foreign Affairs:
   * Simion Bughici (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Justice:
   * Anton Tatu Jianu (28 January 1953 - 31 May 1954)
   * Gheorghe Diaconescu (31 May 1954 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of the Armed Forces:
   * Emil Bodnăraș (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Finance:
   * Dumitru Petrescu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of the Metallurgy and Machine Building:
   * Carol Loncear (28 January - 17 October 1953)
   * Chivu Stoica (17 October 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of the Chemical Industry:
   * Mihail Florescu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Petroleum :
   * Ion Dumitru (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Coal:
   * Eugen Alexandru Matyas (28 January 1953 - 4 April 1955)
   * Ioan Mineu (4 April - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Electricity and Electrotechnical Industry:
   * Gheorghe Gaston Marin (28 January 1953 - 18 May 1954)
   * Gheorghe Cioară (18 May 1954 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Construction and Building Materials:
   * Gheorghe Roșu (28 January 1953 - 8 October 1954)
* Minister of Construction:
   * Gheorghe Hossu (8 October 1954 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Building Materials:
   * Carol Loncear (8 October 1954 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Light Industry:
   * Alexandru Sencovici (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Agriculture:
   * Constantin Prisnea (28 January - 5 November 1953)
   * Gheorghe Apostol (5 November 1953 - 18 May 1954)
   * Constantin Popescu (18 May 1954 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Wood, Paper and Pulp Industries:
   * Mihai Suder (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Food Industry:
   * Dumitru Diaconescu (28 January - 17 October 1953)
   * Petre Borilă (17 October 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Meat, Fish, and Milk Industries:
   * Pascu Ștefănescu (28 January - 17 October 1953)
* Minister of State Agricultural Farms:
   * Ion Vidrașcu (28 January - 5 November 1953)
* Minister of Communes and Local Industry:
   * Anton Vlădoiu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Forestry:
   * Constantin Popescu (28 January - 5 November 1953)
* Minister of Collectivisation:
   * Mihai Dalea (15 February - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Internal Trade:
   * Vasile Malinschi (28 January 1953 - 16 February 1954)
   * Mircea Oprișan (16 February 1954 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of External Trade:
   * Alexandru Bârlădeanu (28 January 1953 - 18 May 1954)
   * Marcel Popescu (18 May 1954 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Railways:
   * Ionel Diaconescu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Shipping and Air Transport:
   * Gheorghe D. Safer (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Post and Telecommunications:
   * Dumitru Simulescu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Social Provisions:
   * Stela Enescu (28 January 1953 - 10 June 1954)
   * Octavian Berlogea (10 June 1954 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Health:
   * Octavian Berlogea (28 January 1953 - 10 June 1954)
   * Voinea Marinescu (10 June 1954 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Public Education:
   * Ion Nistor (28 January - 6 October 1953)
* Minister of Higher Education:
   * Ilie Murgulescu (28 January - 6 October 1953)
* Minister of Education:
   * Ilie Murgulescu (6 October 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Culture:
   * Constanța Crăciun (30 November 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Minister of Religious Affairs:
   * Petre Constantinescu-Iași (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)

### Minister Secretaries of State

* Chairman of the State Planning Commission: (with rank of Minister)
   * Miron Constantinescu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)
* Chairman of the State Control Commission: (with rank of Minister)
   * Petre Borilă (28 January - 17 October 1953)
   * Mihai Gavriliuc (17 October 1953 - 4 April 1955)
   * Dumitru Coliu (4 April - 4 October 1955)
* Chairman of the State Supply Commission: (with rank of Minister)
   * Emil Stanciu (28 January - 30 November 1953)
* Chairman of the Collectivisation of Agricultural Products Commission: (with rank of Minister)
   * Ion Olteanu (28 January 1953 - 15 February 1955)
   * Mihai Dalea (15 February - 4 October 1955)
* Chairman of the Film Commission: (with rank of Minister)
   * Nicolae Bellu (28 January - 30 November 1953)
* Chairman of the Art Commission: (with rank of Minister)
   * Nicolae Popescu-Doreanu (28 January - 30 November 1953)
* Chairman of the Architecture and Systematisation Commission: (with rank of Minister)
   * Nicolae Bădescu (28 January 1953 - 4 October 1955)