Chivu Stoica

Chivu Stoica
Stoica in 1957
President of the State Council
In office
24 March 1965 – 9 December 1967
Prime MinisterIon Gheorghe Maurer
Preceded byGheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Succeeded byNicolae Ceaușescu
48th Prime Minister of Romania
In office
21 October 1955 – 21 March 1961
PresidentPetru Groza
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
DeputyEmil Bodnăraș
Preceded byGheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Succeeded byIon Gheorghe Maurer
First Vice President of the Council of Ministers
In office
20 August 1954 – 4 October 1955
Prime MinisterGheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Succeeded byEmil Bodnăraș
Minister of Industry[a]
In office
15 April 1948 – 31 May 1952
Prime MinisterPetru Groza
Succeeded byCarol Loncear
Personal details
Born8 August [O.S. 26 July] 1918
Died18 February 1975(1975-02-18) (aged 66)
Cause of deathSuicide by firearm
PartyRomanian Communist Party
Spouses
Ecaterina Micu-Chivu
(divorced)
  • Maria Manolescu-Chivu
Children2
OccupationBoilermaker
Awards
a. ^ Minister of Metallurgy and Chemical Industries from 23 November 1949
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Chivu Stoica (the family name being Chivu; 8 August [O.S. 26 July] 1918 – 18 February 1975) was a leading Romanian Communist politician, who served as President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of the Socialist Republic of Romania.