Ion Ghica

Ion Ghica
5th Prime Minister of Romania
In office
11 February 1866 – 10 May 1866
MonarchCarol I
Preceded byNicolae Kretzulescu
Succeeded byLascăr Catargiu
In office
15 July 1866 – 21 February 1867
MonarchCarol I
Preceded byLascăr Catargiu
Succeeded byConstantin A. Kretzulescu
In office
18 December 1870 – 11 March 1871
MonarchCarol I
Preceded byManolache Costache Epureanu
Succeeded byLascăr Catargiu
Prince of Samos
In office
1854–1859
Preceded byAlexandros Kallimachis
Succeeded byMiltiadis Aristarchis
Personal details
Born(1816-08-12)12 August 1816
Died7 May 1897(1897-05-07) (aged 80)
PartyNational Liberal Party
SpouseAlexandrina Mavros
RelativesPantazi Ghica
Alma materMines Paris – PSL
Profession
  • Statesman
  • diplomat
  • matematician
  • politician

Ion Ghica (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon ˈɡika] ;  24 August [O.S. 12 August] 1816 – 19 May [O.S. 7 May] 1897) was a Romanian statesman, mathematician, diplomat, and politician, who served as Prime Minister of Romania five times. He was a full member of the Romanian Academy and its president on several occasions (1876–1882, 1884–1887, 1890–1893, and 1894–1895). He was the older brother and associate of Pantazi Ghica, a prolific writer and politician.