# First Stoica cabinet

The First Stoica cabinet was the government of Romania from October 4, 1955 to March 19, 1957.

## Ministerial changes in the government

- January 10, 1956 - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was divided as follows: Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry and Ministry of State Farming.
- January 10, 1956 - The Ministry of Wood, Paper and Pulp Industry was reorganized, becoming the Ministry of Wood Industry.
- January 21, 1957 - The Ministry of Health merged with the Ministry of Social Welfare to form the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
- January 21, 1957 - The Ministry of Collections was abolished.
- February 19, 1957 - The Ministry of Communal Households and Local Industry was abolished.

## Composition

Source:
* Presidents of the Council of Ministers
       Chivu Stoica (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* First Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
       Emil Bodnăraș (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* First Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
       Petre Borilă (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* First Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
       Alexandru Drăghici (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* First Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
       Miron Constantinescu (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
       Dumitru Petrescu (October 4, 1955 - May 26, 1956)
       Gheorghe Hossu (26 May 1956 - 19 March 1957)
* Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
       Simion Bughici (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
       Alexandru Moghioroș (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
       Alexandru Bârlădeanu (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
       Ștefan Voitec (November 24, 1956 - March 19, 1957)

### Ministers

* Minister of the Interior
       Pavel Ștefan (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Foreign Affairs
       Grigore Preoteasa (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Justice
       Gheorghe Diaconescu (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of National Defence
       Leontin Sălăjan (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Finance
       Manea Mănescu (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Ministry of Metallurgy and Machine Construction
       Gherasim Popa (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Chemical Industry
       Mihail Florescu (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of the Petroleum Industry
       Ion Dumitru (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Coal
       Ioan Mineu (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Electricity and Electrotechnical Industry
       Gheorghe Cioara (October 4, 1955 - February 19, 1957)
       Nicolae Gheorghiu (19 February - 19 March 1957)
* Minister of Constructions
       Gheorghe Hossu (4 October 1955 - 10 January 1956)
       Ștefan Bălan (January 10, 1956 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of the Construction Materials Industry
       Carol Loncear (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Light Industry
       Alexandru Sencovici (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Agriculture (from January 10, 1956 the ministry was reorganized as the Ministry of Agriculture)
       Constantin Popescu (October 4, 1955 - January 10, 1956)
       Gheorghe Hossu (January 10 - May 26, 1956)
       Marin Stancu (May 26, 1956 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Wood, Paper and Pulp Industry (The Ministry was reorganized on January 10, 1956 under the name of the Ministry of Wood Industry)
       Mihai Suder (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Food Industry
       Constantin Teodoru (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of State Agricultural Households
       Bucur Șciopu (January 10, 1956 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of communal households and local industry (on February 19, 1957 the ministry was abolished)
       Anton Vladoiu (October 4, 1955 - March 23, 1956)
       Filip Geltz (March 23, 1956 - February 19, 1957)
* Minister of Forestry
       Constantin Popescu (January 10, 1956 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Collections (on January 21, 1957, the ministry was abolished)
       Mihai Dalea (October 4, 1955 - May 11, 1956)
       Constantin Doncea (May 11, 1956 - January 21, 1957)
* Minister of Internal Trade
       Ștefan Voitec (October 4, 1955 - November 24, 1956)
* Minister of Foreign Trade
       Marcel Popescu (October 4, 1955 - November 24, 1956)
       Gheorghe Rădulescu (24 November 1956 - 19 March 1957)
* Minister of Railways
       Ionel Diaconescu (October 4, 1955 - September 24, 1956)
       Ion Cosma (September 24, 1956 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Naval and Air Transport
       Gheorghe D. Safer (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
       Dumitru Simulescu (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Social Provisions (on January 21, 1957 the ministry was abolished)
       Octavian Berlogea (October 4, 1955 - January 21, 1957)
* Minister of Health (on January 21, 1957 merged with the Ministry of Social Provisions)
       Voinea Marinescu (October 4, 1955 - January 21, 1957)
* Minister of Health and Social Provisions
       Voinea Marinescu (January 21 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Education
       Ilie Murgulescu (October 4, 1955 - November 24, 1956)
       Miron Constantinescu (November 24, 1956 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Culture
       Constanța Crăciun (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* Minister of Religions
       Petre Constantinescu-Iași (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)

### Ministers Secretaries of State

* President of the State Planning Committee (with the rank of minister)
       Alexandru Bârlădeanu (October 4, 1955 - May 26, 1956)
       Gheorghe Gaston Marin (26 May 1956 - 19 March 1957)
* President of the State Control Commission (with the rank of minister)
       Dumitru Coliu (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)
* President of the State Committee for Architecture and Systematization (with the rank of minister)
       Nicolae Badescu (October 4, 1955 - March 19, 1957)

## Source

* Stelian Neagoe - "History of Romanian governments from the beginning - 1859 to our days - 1995" (Ed. Machiavelli, Bucharest, 1995)
* RompresArchived 2007-02-11 at the Wayback Machine