Nichifor Crainic

Nichifor Crainic
Minister of National Propaganda
In office
4 July 1940 – 14 September 1940
Prime MinisterIon Gigurtu
Ion Antonescu
Preceded byTeofil Sidorovici
Succeeded byPosition temporarily suspended
In office
27 January 1941 – 26 May 1941
Prime MinisterIon Antonescu
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byMihai Antonescu
State Secretary at the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs
In office
14 September 1940 – 21 January 1941
Prime MinisterIon Antonescu
MinisterTraian Brăileanu
Co-Leader of the National Christian Party
In office
16 July 1935 – 10 February 1938
Serving with Octavian Goga & A. C. Cuza
Preceded byOctavian Goga (as president of the National Agrarian Party)
A. C. Cuza (as president of the National-Christian Defense League)
Succeeded byNone (party banned under the 1938 Constitution)
Personal details
Born(1889-12-22)December 22, 1889
DiedAugust 20, 1972(1972-08-20) (aged 82)
PartyNational-Christian Defense League (before 1935)
National Christian Party (1935–1938)
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
University of Vienna
OccupationWriter, Professor, Politician
ProfessionTheologian, Philosopher
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Nichifor Crainic (Romanian pronunciation: [niˈcifor ˈkrajnik]; 22 December 1889 – 20 August 1972), also known by his nom de plume Ion Dobre, was a Romanian writer, editor, philosopher, poet and theologian famed for his traditionalist activities. Crainic was a professor of theology at the Bucharest Theological Seminary and the Chișinău Faculty of Theology. He was also a politician and ideologue associated with far-right, racist, fascist, and antisemitic positions.