Ion Ghica - Works

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Beside his political distinction, Ion Ghica earned a literary reputation by writing his Letters, addressed to Vasile Alecsandri, his lifelong friend. Conceived and written during his residency in London, the letters depict the ancestral stage of Romanian society, as it appeared to be fading away.

He was also the author of Amintiri din pribegie ("Recollections from Exile"), in 1848, and of Convorbiri Economice ("Conversations on Economy"), dealing with major economic issues. He was the first to advocate the favoring of local initiatives over foreign investments in industry and commerce - to a certain extent, this took the form of protectionism (a characteristic of the Liberal Party throughout the coming period, and until World War II).

Preceded by Lascăr Catargiu	Prime Minister of Romania 1866-1867	Succeeded by Nicolae Creţulescu
Preceded by Manolache Costache Epureanu	Prime Minister of Romania 1870-1871	Succeeded by Lascăr Catargiu

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Prime Ministers of Romania

United Principalities	B. Catargiu Arsache N. Creţulescu Kogălniceanu Bosianu N. Creţulescu I. Ghica L. Catargiu I. Ghica C. Creţulescu Ş. Golescu N. Golescu D. Ghica A. Golescu Epureanu I. Ghica L. Catargiu Florescu Epureanu Ion C. Brătianu D. Brătianu Ion C. Brătianu

Kingdom of Romania	Ion C. Brătianu Rosetti L. Catargiu Manu Florescu L. Catargiu Sturdza Aurelian Sturdza Cantacuzino Carp Sturdza Cantacuzino Sturdza Ion I. C. Brătianu Carp Maiorescu Ion I. C. Brătianu Averescu Marghiloman Coandă Ion I. C. Brătianu Văitoianu Vaida-Voevod Averescu Ionescu Ion I. C. Brătianu Averescu Ştirbey Ion I. C. Brătianu V. Brătianu Maniu Mironescu Maniu Mironescu Iorga Vaida-Voevod Maniu Vaida-Voevod Duca Angelescu Tătărescu Goga Cristea Călinescu Argeşanu Argetoianu Tătărescu Gigurtu Antonescu Sănătescu Rădescu Groza

Communist Romania	Groza Gheorghiu-Dej Stoica Maurer Mănescu Verdeţ Dăscălescu

Romania since 1989	Roman Stolojan Văcăroiu Ciorbea Dejeu Vasile Athanasiu Isărescu Năstase Bejinariu Popescu-Tăriceanu Boc Predoiu Ungureanu Ponta

Italics indicate interim officeholders.

Interior Ministers of Romania

United Principalities Principality of Romania	B. Catargiu Arsache Creţulescu Kogălniceanu Bosianu Florescu D. Ghica L. Catargiu I. Ghica I. C. Brătianu Ş. Golescu A. Arion A. Golescu Epureanu Vernescu C. A. Rosetti Stolojan Teriachiu Stătescu

Kingdom of Romania	Chiţu Mihai Nacu T. Rosetti Ştirbei Manu Fleva Sturdza Lascăr Pherekyde Cantacuzino Olănescu Aurelian Pallade Haret I. I. C. Brătianu Marghiloman C. Arion T. Ionescu Morţun Constantinescu Sărăţeanu Văitoianu Mârzescu Averescu Vlad Lupu Argetoianu Cămărăşescu Goga Ştirbey Duca Vaida-Voevod Popovici Mihalache Iorga Mironescu Inculeţ Iuca Tătărescu Franasovici Călinescu Marinescu Ottescu Ghelmegeanu David Popescu Petrovicescu Dumitru Popescu Aldea Penescu Sănătescu Rădescu Georgescu

Communist Romania	Georgescu Drăghici Ştefan Drăghici Onescu Stănescu Bobu Coman Homoştean Postelnicu

Romania since 1989	Chiţac Ursu Babiuc Dănescu Tărăcilă Dejeu C. Ionescu Rus Săniuţă Blaga David Nica Blaga Igaş Berca Rus

Princes of Samos

Stefan Bogoridi Alexandros Kallimachis Ion Ghica Miltiadis Aristarchis Pavlos Mousouros Georgios Georgiadis Konstantinos Adosidis Konstantinos Photiadis Konstantinos Adosidis Alexandros Karatheodoris Georgios Verovits Stephanos Mousouros Konstantinos Vagianis Michail Georgiadis Alexandros Mavrogenis Ioannis Vithynos Konstantinos Karatheodoris Georgios Georgiadis Andreas Kopasis Omoudopoulos Grigorios Vegleris

First Lascăr Catargiu cabinet (May 24, 1866-July 25. 1866)

Prime Minister: Lascăr Catargiu

Ministers: Ion C. Cantacuzino (Justice); Ion C. Brătianu (Finance); Ion Ghica (War); Petre Mavrogheni (Foreign Affairs); Dimitrie Sturdza (Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works); Lascăr Catargiu (Interior); C. A. Rosetti (Religion and Public Instruction)

Authority control	VIAF: 31988119

Persondata
Name	Ghica, Ion
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 12, 1816
Place of birth	Bucharest
Date of death	May 7, 1897
Place of death	Ghergani, Dâmboviţa County

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