First Groza cabinet

Petru Groza

The first cabinet of Petru Groza was the government of Romania from 6 March 1945 to 30 November 1946. It was Romania's first Communist-led government. World War II ended during this government.

Ministers

The ministers of the cabinet were as follows:

• President of the Council of Ministers:

• Petru Groza (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs:

• Gheorghe Tătărăscu (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of the Interior:

• Teohari Georgescu (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of Justice:

• Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of War:

• Gen. Constantin Vasiliu-Rășcanu (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of Finance:

• Dumitru Alimănișteanu (6 March - 11 April 1945)
• Mircea Duma (11 April - 23 August 1945)
• Alexandru Alexandrini (23 August 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of Agriculture and Property:

• Romulus Zăroni (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of Industry and Commerce:

• Petre Bejan (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of Mines and Petroleum:

• Tudor Ionescu (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of Communications and Public Works:

• Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of Cooperation:

• Anton Alexandrescu (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of Labour:

• Lothar Rădăceanu (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of Social Assistance and Insurance:

• Gheorghe Nicolau (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of Health:

• Dumitru Bagdasar (6 March 1945 - 24 April 1946)
• (interim) Petre Constantinescu-Iași (24 April - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of National Education:

• Ștefan Voitec (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of Propaganda:

• Petre Constantinescu-Iași (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of Religious Affairs:

• Constantin Burducea (6 March 1945 - 30 November 1946)

• Minister of the Arts:

• Mihail Ralea (6 March 1945 - 19 August 1946)
• Octav Livezeanu (19 August - 30 November 1946)

• Minister Secretaries of State:

• Emil Hațieganu (7 January - 30 November 1946)
• Mihail Romniceanu (7 January - 30 November 1946)