The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs () is the ministry responsible for external affairs of the Romanian Government. The current foreign minister is Oana Țoiu.

List of ministers of foreign affairs (1862–present)

1862–1989

No.NameTerm startTerm endPartyUnited Principalities1Apostol Arsache22 January 186224 June 18622Alexandru Cantacuzino24 June 186229 September 18623General Ioan G. Ghica29 September 186229 August 19234Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu23 August 186329 October 18655Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah29 October 186510 February 18666Ion Ghica11 February 186610 May 1866ML7Petre Mavrogheni11 May 186613 July 18668George Barbu Ştirbei15 July 186621 February 18679Ştefan Golescui1 March 18675 August 186710Alexandru Teriachiu17 August 186712 November 186711Ştefan Golescuii13 November 186730 April 186812Nicolae Golescu1 May 186815 November 186813Dimitrie Ghica16 November 186827 November 186914Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiui28 November 18691 February 1870Alexandru G. Golescu2 February 187018 April 187015Petre P. Carpi20 April 187014 December 187016Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiuii18 December 187011 March 187117Gheorghe Costaforu11 March 187127 April 187318Vasile Boerescui28 April 187329 January 187619Ion Bălăceanu30 January 1876 31 March 187620Dimitrie Cornea4 April 187626 April 187621Mihail Kogălniceanui27 April 187623 July 1876PNL22Nicolae Ionescu24 July 18762 April 187723Mihail Kogălniceanuii3 April 187724 November 1878PNL24Ion C. Câmpineanui25 November 187810 July 187925Vasile Boerescuii11 July 18799 April 1881Kingdom of Romania26Dimitrie C. Brătianu10 April 18818 June 1881PNL27Eugeniu Stătescu9 June 188130 July 188128Dimitrie A. Sturdzai1 August 18811 February 188529Ion C. Câmpineanuii2 February 188527 October 1885Ion Brătianu28 October 188515 December 1885PNL30Mihail Pherekyde16 December 188521 March 188831Petre P. Carpii21 March 18885 November 188932Alexandru Lahovaryi5 November 188921 February 189133Constantin Esarcu21 February 189126 November 189134Alexandru Lahovaryii27 November 18913 October 189535Dimitrie A. Sturdzaii4 October 189521 November 189636Constantin Stoicescu21 November 189629 March 189737Dimitrie A. Sturdzaiii31 March 189730 March 189938Ioan Lahovaryi11 April 18996 July 190039Alexandru Marghiloman7 July 190013 February 190140Dimitrie A. Sturdzaiv14 February 19018 January 190241Ion I. C. Brătianui9 January 190211 December 1904PNL42General Iacob Lahovary22 December 19048 February 190743Ioan Lahovaryii9 February 190711 March 190744Dimitrie A. Sturdzav12 March 190727 December 190845Ion I. C. Brătianuii27 December 19081 November 1909PNL46Alexandru Djuvara1 November 190928 December 1910PNL47Titu Maiorescu29 December 19104 January 1914PC48Emanoil Porumbaru4 January 19147 December 191649Ion I. C. Brătianuiii8 December 191628 January 1918PNLAlexandru Averescu29 January 19184 March 191850Constantin C. Arion5 March 191823 October 191851General Constantin Coandă24 October 191828 November 191852Ion I. C. Brătianuiv29 November 191827 September 1919PNLArthur Văitoianu27 September 191915 October 191953Nicolae Mișu15 October 191930 November 191954Alexandru Vaida-Voevodi1 December 191913 March 1920Ștefan Cicio Pop15 January 192013 March 192055Duiliu Zamfirescu13 March 192012 June 192056Take Ionescu13 June 192016 December 192157Gheorghe Derussi17 December 192119 January 192258Ion G. Duca19 January 192229 March 192659Ion Mitilineu30 March 19263 June 1927Barbu Știrbey4 June 192720 June 192760Ion I. C. Brătianuv21 June 192724 November 1927PNL61Nicolae Titulescui24 November 19279 November 192862Gheorghe Mironescu10 November 19289 October 193063Ion Mihalache10 October 193017 April 1931Constantin Argetoianu18 April 193126 April 193264Dimitrie I. G. Ghica27 April 19315 June 193265Alexandru Vaida-Voevodii6 June 193219 October 193266Nicolae Titulescuii20 October 19321 October 1934Gheorghe Tătărescu2 October 19349 October 193467Nicolae Titulescuiii10 October 193428 August 193668Victor Antonescu29 August 193628 December 193769Istrate Micescu29 December 193710 February 1938Gheorghe Tătărescu11 February 193829 March 193870Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen30 March 193831 January 193971Grigore Gafencu1 February 19391 June 194072Ion Gigurtu1 June 194028 June 194073Constantin Argetoianu28 June 19404 July 194074Mihail Manoilescu4 July 194014 September 194075Mihail R. Sturdza14 September 194017 January 1941Ion Antonescu18 January 19411 January 1943Mil.76Mihai Antonescu1 January 194323 August 194477Grigore Niculescu-Buzești23 August 19443 November 194478Constantin Vișoianu4 November 19445 March 194579Gheorghe Tătărescu6 March 194529 December 1947Communist Romania80Ana Pauker30 December 19479 July 1952PMR81Simion Bughici10 July 19523 October 195582Grigore Preoteasa4 October 195514 July 195783Ion Gheorghe Maurer15 July 195715 January 195884Avram Bunaciu23 January 195820 March 196185Corneliu Mănescu20 March 196120 August 1965Corneliu Mănescu21 August 196518 October 1972PCR86George Macovescu18 October 19728 March 197887Ștefan Andrei8 March 197811 November 198588Ilie Văduva11 November 198526 August 198689Ioan Totu26 August 19862 November 198990Ion Stoian2 November 198922 December 1989

1989–present

Portrait Name Term of office Party Prime Minister Sergiu Celac 26 December 1989 28 June 1990 Independent Petre Roman Adrian Năstase 28 June 1990 18 November 1992 FSNFDSN Petre RomanTheodor Stolojan Teodor Meleșcanu 19 November 1992 11 December 1996 FDSNPDSR Nicolae Văcăroiu Adrian Severin 12 December 1996 29 December 1997 PD Victor Ciorbea Andrei Pleșu 29 December 1997 22 December 1999 Independent Victor CiorbeaGavril Dejeu (Acting)Radu VasileAlexandru Athanasiu (Acting) Petre Roman 22 December 1999 28 December 2000 PD Mugur Isărescu Mircea Geoană 28 December 2000 28 December 2004 IndependentPSD Adrian NăstaseEugen Bejinariu (Acting) Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu 28 December 2004 21 March 2007 PNL Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu(Acting) 21 March 2007 5 April 2007 PNL Himself Adrian Cioroianu 5 April 2007 15 April 2008 PNL Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Lazăr Comănescu 15 April 2008 22 December 2008 PNL Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Cristian Diaconescu 22 December 2008 1 October 2009 PSD Emil Boc Cătălin Predoiu 1 October 2009 23 December 2009 Independent Emil Boc Teodor Baconschi 23 December 2009 23 January 2012 PDL Emil Boc Cristian Diaconescu 24 January 2012 7 May 2012 UNPR Emil BocMihai Răzvan Ungureanu Andrei Marga 7 May 2012 6 August 2012 PNL Victor Ponta Titus Corlățean 6 August 2012 10 November 2014 PSD Victor Ponta Teodor Meleșcanu 10 November 2014 24 November 2014 Independent Victor Ponta Bogdan Aurescu 24 November 2014 17 November 2015 Independent Victor PontaGabriel Oprea (Acting)Victor PontaSorin Cîmpeanu (Acting) Lazăr Comănescu 17 November 2015 4 January 2017 Independent Dacian Cioloș Teodor Meleșcanu 4 January 2017 15 July 2019 ALDE Sorin GrindeanuMihai TudoseMihai Fifor (Acting)Viorica Dăncilă Ramona Mănescu 24 July 2019 4 November 2019 ALDE Viorica Dăncilă Bogdan Aurescu 4 November 2019 15 June 2023 Independent Ludovic OrbanFlorin CîțuNicolae Ciucă Luminița Odobescu15 June 202323 December 2024Independent Marcel CiolacuEmil Hurezeanu23 December 202423 June 2025IndependentMarcel CiolacuCătălin Predoiu (Acting)Oana Țoiu23 June 2025IncumbentUSRIlie Bolojan

Notes

Romania used the Julian calendar until 1919, but all dates are given in the Gregorian calendar.

The following party abbreviations are used:

PNL = National Liberal Party PC = Conservative PartyPNR = Romanian National Party PP = People's PartyPCD = Conservative-Democratic Party PNȚ = National Peasants' PartyPND = Democratic Nationalist Party PNC = National Christian PartyFRN = National Renaissance Front(from 1940 PN; Party of the Nation) FP = Ploughmen's FrontPMR = Romanian Workers' Party(from 1965 PCR; Romanian Communist Party) FSN = National Salvation FrontPDSR = Party of Social Democracy in Romania(from 2001 PSD; Social Democratic Party) PNȚCD = Christian Democratic National Peasants' PartyPSDR = Romanian Social Democratic Party PD-L = Democratic Liberal PartyMil. = Military Ind. = Independent

Additionally, the political stance of prime ministers prior to the development of a modern party system is given by C (Conservative), MC (Moderate Conservative), RL (Radical Liberal) and ML (Moderate Liberal). Interim officeholders are denoted by italics. For those who held office multiple times, their rank of service is given by a Roman numeral.

References

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