Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Romania/ Republica România (Local female suffrage 1929 and universal suffrage 1946) 1878 Independent form Turkish Rule, Kingdom till 1947, Socialist Republic 1947-89, joined the EU 2007

See also Romania Parliament and Romania Heads

1946-47 Minister of Health Dr. Florica Bagdasar
Doctor and University lecturer. She lived (1901-78).

1947-53 Minister of Foreign Affairs Ana Pauker
1949-52 Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
Leader of the Russian Communists in USSR 1940-44 and ca. 1940-53 Responsible for the collectivation of the Agriculture in the Politburo, 1944-56 Secretary General of the Communist Party. She was daughter of Rabbi Hersch Kaufmann Robinsohn as Ana Rabinovici, but changed her name because of anti-Semitic sentiments, which caused her down-fall. She lived (1893-1960)

1952-61 Minister of Social Affairs Stella Ernestu
President of the National Council of Women.

1953-62 Chairperson of the State-Committee for Culture and Art Constanţa Craciun
1962-66 Minister of Culture
1966-70 Vice-President of the State Council

1961-66 Vice-President of the State Council Maria Paretti

1966-71 Minister of Industry Ana Mureson
1978 Minister and President of The National Council of Women
1980-87 Minister of Domestic Trade

1975-87 Minister of Light Industry Lina Ciobanu
1977-89 Member of the Politburo
1987-89 Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
In 1977 President of the National Council of Women. In 1992 she was sentenced a long prison term for complicity to suppress the December1989-revloution, afterwards crippled by a stroke. In 1996 pardoned.

1975-79 Deputy Minister of Labour Prof. Aneta Spornic
1979-82 Minister of Education
1982-84 Minister of State and First Deputy Chairperson of the State-Planning-Committee
1985-85 Minister and Chairperson of The State Prize Committee
1986-87 Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
Between 1975-80 Deputy President of the National Assembly.

1976-86 Minister of Culture Suzănica Gâdea
1982-89 Minister of Education
Between 1969-75 Member of the State Council.

1979-89 Minister, Chairperson of the Academy of Science Dr. Elena Ceauşescu
1980-89(†) First Vice-President of the Council of Ministers
Between 1973-89 Member of the Politburo. In the later years, she was in fact the de-facto leader of the country via her control over Securitate and of her husband, Head of State and the Communist Party, Nicolai Ceauşescu, who became more and more ill, and believed to be his most likely successor. They were both executed during the December-revolution of 1989. She lived (1919-89)

1979-82 First Deputy Minister of Light-Industry Magda Filipas
1979-89 Member of the Politburo
Between 1982-89 Ambassador to the Philippines.

1980-85 Vice-President of the Council of State Maria Ciocan
Between 1985-89 Member of the Council of State.

1980-82 Vice-President of The Council of Ministers Cornelia Filipas
Between 1982-89 Ambassador to Denmark.

1980-89 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Grôgh
(b. 1918-)

1983-84 Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade Maria Flusca (Fluxa)
1984-87 First Deputy Minister of Industry
1987-89 Minister of Light Industry

1982-87 Deputy Minister of Justice Marin Bobu
1987-89 Minister of Justice

1982-86 Deputy Minister of External Trade for Asia and Oceans Paula Prioteasa
1986 Minister of the Food Industry
1988-90 Minister of the Food Industry

Ca. 1982 Deputy Minister of Labour Georgeta Mecu

Ca. 1982 Deputy Minister of Education Rada Mocanu

Ca. 1982 First Vice-Chairperson of the Committee for Culture and Education Tamara Dôbrin
Between 1975-89 Member of State Council.

Ca. 1982 Vice-Chairperson of the State Committee for Prizes Cecilia Draghici

1983-89 Vice-Chairperson of the State Committee for Prices Marie Gheorge
Between 1983-89 President of the Legislative Chamber and Vice-President of the National Assembly.

1984-89 Advisor to the President, Minister and Secretary of State Florence Dumitrescu

1985-86 Vice-President of the Council of Ministers Alexandrina Gainusa
1986-87 Minister of Labour
Alexandrina Găinuşă was Chairperson of the Legislative Chamber of the Grand National Assembly 1979-81, Member of the Politburo 1979-87, First Secretary of the District of Bacau and Chairperson of the District Council 1979-81, Member of the State Council 1980-89 and Chairperson of the District Council of Ialomite 1987-89. (b. 1932- )

1986-89 Vice-President of the Council of State Maria Ghitulicâ
Between 1979-82 Deputy Chairperson of the District Council of Olt, 1980-82 Secretary and 1982-85, 1988-89 Vice-President of the Grand National Assembly.

1989 Minister, Secretary of State and Permanent Secretary of Agriculture Florena Gruia

1989-90 Government Spokesperson Christina Cioutu
As Member of the Council of the National Salvation Front, she became Joint Collective Head of State in December 1989, when the office of President became vacant after the execution of Ceausescu. (b. 1929).

1991 Secretary of State for Handicapped Rodica Muntenu

1991 and 1992 Government Spokesperson Virginia Míhaela Gheorghiu
1993 Secretary of State and Head of the Public Transport Department
(b. 1965-)

1992-93 Government Spokesperson Doina Jalea

1993-96 Secretary of State for Economic Reform Hildegard Carlola Puwak
2000-03 Minister of  European Integration (Third in Cabinet)
She is Vice-Chairperson of the Social Democrats and Member of the German Minority. (b. 1949-)

1993 Minister of Social Affairs Prof. Ing. Catalin Zamfir

1995-96 State Secretary of Education Ecaterina Andronescu
2000-03 Minister of Education and Science
(b. 1951-)

1995-96 State Secretary of Romanians Abroad Mitzura Domnica Arghezi
Former Executive Secretary of the Great Romania Party, President of the Permanent Section of the Romanian Parliament to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophony. (b. 1924-).

1996 State Secretary of Health Daniela Bartos
1996-97 Minister of Health 
2000-03 Minister of Health and Family
In 1996 Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies. (b. 1951-)

1996-97 Secretary of State of Women's’ Affairs in the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
2000-04 Minister of  Justice Michaela Rodica Staniou
Vice-President of Partidul Democrateo Social România, PDSR 1996-2000 and of Partidulului Social Democrat since 2001. (b. 1939-).

1996-97 There was 3 other female Secretaries of State

1997-99 Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs Elena Zamfierescu

1997-99 Secretary of State of Culture Maria Berza

1999-2000 Minister of Transport Anca Daniela Boagiu
2005-07 Minister of European Integration
MP from 2000. (b. 1968-).

1999-2000 Minister of Labour and Social Protection Smaranda S. Dobrescu
Since 1997 Vice-President of the Social Democratic Party (b. 1944-)

1999-2000 Secretary of State of Finance Iosefina Morosan

1999-2000 Secretary of State of Finance Valentina Siclovan

1999-2000 Secretary of State of Labour and Social Protection Simona Amamaria Marinescu

1999-2000 Secretary of State of Labour and Social Protection Mariana Basuc

1999-2000 Secretary of State of Labour and Social Protection Norica Nicolai

1999-2000 There were 2 other female Secretaries of State

2000 Minister of Transport Anca Daniela Boagiu

2000-03 Minister of Small and Medium-Sized and Cooperation Enterprises Silvia Ciornei
(b. 1970-)

2000-04 Secretary of State of Finance Daniela Cerbat Gheorghe

2000-04 Secretary of State of Finance Maria Manolescu

2000-04 Secretary of State of Justice Cristina Luzescu

2000-05 Secretary of State of European Integration Maria Crivineanu

2000-04 Government Spokesperson Linia Delchisa

2001-04 Secretary of State of the Prime Minister Dorina Mihailescu

2001-04 Secretary of State of Justice Maria Anghelescu

2001-05 Secretary of State of Public Works, Transport and Communication Ilieana Tureanu

2001-03 Secretary of State of Health and Family Luminita Gheorghiu

2001-04 Secretary of State of Communication and Information Technology Alexandrina Hirtan

2001-04 Secretary of State of Communication and Information Technology Silvia-Adriana Ticau
2004- Minister of Communication and Information Technology
(b.1970-).

2001-04 Secretary of State for Labour, Social Solidarity and Family Affairs Marta Nora Ţărnea