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
1946-47 Minister of Health
Dr. Florica
Bagdasar
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
Deputy President of the National Assembly 1975-80 .
1976-86 Minister of Culture
Suzănica Gâdea
1982-89 Minister of Education
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
Member of the Politburo 1973-89. 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
Ambassador to the Philippines 1982-89.
1980-85 Vice-President of the
Council of State Maria Ciocan
Member of the Council of State 1985-89.
1980-82 Vice-President of The
Council of Ministers Cornelia Filipas
Ambassador to Denmark 1982-89.
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
Member of State Council 1975-89.
Ca. 1982 Vice-Chairperson of the
State Committee for Prizes Cecilia Draghici
1983-89 Vice-Chairperson of the
State Committee for Prices Marie Gheorge
President of the Legislative Chamber and Vice-President of the
National Assembly 1983-89.
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
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)
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
2008-09 Minister of Education, Research and Innovation
(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
1997-2000 State Secretary of Labour
and Social Protection Norica Nicolai
President of the Economic and Social Council from 2000,
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
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
(b.1970-).
2001-04 Secretary of State for Labour,
Social Solidarity and Family Affairs
Marta Nora Ţărnea
2001-05 Secretary of State of
Economy and Commerce Ilina Spiridon Decebal
2002-04 Secretary of State Rovana Plumbş
2002-04 Secretary of State
of Justice
Simona
Maia Teodoroiu
2002- Under Secretary of State Daniela Gheoghe Marinescu
2002-03 Secretary of State of Labour,
Social Solidarity and Family Affairs
2003-04 Minister of Labour,
Social Solidarity and Family Affairs Elena Dumitru
2003-04 Secretary of State for Labour,
Social Solidarity and Family Affairs Gabriela Coman
2004
Minister of Environment and
Waters Management Speranta Maria
Ianculescu
2003-05
Secretary of State of Environment and
and Waters Management
Liliana Bara
2003-05 Secretary of State of Economy and Commerce
Georgeta Molosaga
2003-05 Secretary of
State of Education and Culture Ioana Irinel Chiran
2004 Secretary of State of Justice Iulia Cristina Tarcea
2004-07 Minister of Justice Monica Luisa Macovei
Former Associate Professor of Law at
Bucharest University, Civil Rights Lawyer, Candidate
for the post of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in
1999. (b. 1959-).
2004-05 Minister of Culture and Religious Affairs
Monica Octavia Muscă
Also known as Mona Musca, she was the rightwing-candidate for the post of President
of the Chamber of Deputies earlier in December, instead she was elected 2.
Vice-President. (b. 1949-).
2004-07 Minister of Environment and Waters
Management Sulfina Barbu
2009 Designate Minister of Environment
Nominated as Cabinet Member by two successive Designate
Prime-Ministers in later 2009. (b. 1967-).
2004-07 Under-Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs Roxana Rizoiu
2004-07 Secretary of State of
Finance Elena Doina Dascalu
2004-07 Secretary of State of Finance Mara Ramniceanu
2004-07 Secretary of State of
Justice Katalin Kibedi
2004-09 Secretary of State of Justice Maria Cristina Manda
2004-07 Secretary of State of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family Affairs Maria
Muga
2004-07 Secretary of State of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family Affairs Daniela
Nicoleta Andreescu
2004-07 Secretary of State of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family Affairs Catalin
Danila Ionel
2004-07 Secretary of State of Education and Science Cecilia Paloma Rodica Petrescu
2004-07 Secretary of State of Environment and Water Management Lucia Ana Varga
2005-07 Minister of European Integration Anca Boagiu
2010- Minister of
Transport
Democratic Liberal MP 2000-08 and Senator from 2008 and it's
Vice-Chairperson 2008-10. Unmarried and mother of one. (b. 1968-).
2005-07 Secretary of State
of Relations with the Parliament Georgeta Ionescu
2006-07 Secretary of State of European Integration
Anna Horvath
2007-09 Under-Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs Beatrice Ramascanu
2007-09 Secretary
of State of Labour
, Family and Equal
Opportunities
Theodora Bertzi
2007-09 Secretary of State of Labour , Family and Equal Opportunities Denisa Oana Patrascu
2007-09 Secretary of State of Labour , Family and Equal Opportunities
2008-09 Secretary
of State of Foreign Affairs for European Affairs
Răduţa Dana Matache
(b. 19963-)
2008-09 Minister of Labour, Family and Equal Opportunities Mariana Câmpeanu
2008-09 Minister of Youth and Sport Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi
Liberal MEP
2007-09. Dismissed because of financial iregularities. (b. 1977-).
2009
Minister of Youth and Sport Sorina Luminiţa Plăcintă
Senator from the
Democratic Liberal Party from 2008. (b. 1965-).
2008- Minister of Tourism Elena Udrea
2009- Minister of Regional Development
State Councillor and Presidential Advisor 2005, Executive Secretary of the
Democratic Party from 2006. (b. 1973-).
Last update 04.09.10