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 circa 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.
1953-57 Minister of Culture and Art Constanța Crăciun
1959-62 Vice-Minister of Culture
1962-65
Chairperson of the State Committee for Culture and Art
1966-69 Vice-President of the State Council
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
resident of the National Council of Women in 1977. In 1992 she was sentenced a
long prison term for complicity to suppress the December1989-revloution,
afterwards crippled by a stroke and pardoned in 1996.
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
Circa 1982 Deputy Minister of Labour
Georgeta Mecu
Circa 1982 Deputy Minister of
Education Rada Mocanu
Circa 1982 First Vice-Chairperson of
the Committee for Culture and Education Tamara Dôbrin
Member of State Council 1975-89.
Circa 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
2010-11 Minister of Transport and
Infra Strukcture
Liberal MP 2000-08 and Senator from 2008 and Senate
Vice-Chairperson 2008-10. Unmarried and mother of one. (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
2000-03 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
Ticau was Senator 2004-08
and elected Member of the European Parliament in 2007.
(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, later MEP and Presidential Candidate in 2014. (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 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
Ambassador to Sweden 2010-14.
(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
2009
Acting Delegate-Minister for Relations with the Parliament
Senator from the
Democratic Liberal Party from 2008. (b. 1965-).
2008-12 Minister of Tourism Elena Udrea
2009-12 Minister of Regional Development
2012 Acting Minister of Environment
State Councillor and Presidential Advisor 2005, Executive Secretary of the
Democratic Party from 2006 and candidate for the leadership in 2013. She left
the party and became leader of People's Movement Party in 2014 and was
Presidential Candidate the same year. In 2015 she was detained on charges of
corruption. (b. 1973-).
2012 Minister of Labour Claudia Boghicevici
2012 Minister of Education,
Research, Innovation, Youth and Sport Ecaterina Andronescu
2012-14 Minister of Labour Mariana Campeanu
2012-14 Minister of Education Corina
Dumitrescu
2012-14 Minister of Environment and Climate Change Rovana Plumb
2014-15 Minister of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Seniors
2012-13 Minister of Justice Mona
Pivniceru
2012-14 Minister-Delegate for Small and Medium Enterprises,
Business Environment and Tourism Maria Grapini
2012-14 Minister-Delegate
for Water, Forests and Fisheries Lucia Varga
2012-14 Minister-Delegate
for Social Dialogue Adriana-Doina Pană
2014-15 Minister-Delegate for
Water, Forests and Fisheries
2012-15 Secretary of State of Regional
Development and Public Administration Sevil Shhaideh
2015 Vice-Prime
Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration
2016 Nominee for Prime Minister
(21-27. December)
2017- 1. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional
Development, Public Administration and EU Funds
She s a member of the Tatar minority and a muslim. Her nomination by the
governing socialist party was rejected by the president. Instead she was given
one of the most powerful economic portfolios. (b. 1964-).
2013-14 Minister of Transport Ramona
Mănescu
2014 Minister of Public Finance Ioana-Maria Petrescu
2014-15 Minister
of Youth and Sports Gabriela Szabó
2014-15
Minister-Delegate for Social Dialogue Aurelia Cristea
2014- Secretary of State of Public Finance Daniela Pescaru
2014-
Secretary of State of Regional Development and Public Administration Sirma
Caraman
2015 Minister of Environment Gratiela Gavrilescu
2017- Minister in charge of
the Relationship with the Parliament
2015-17 Minister of Public
Finances Anca Dana Dragu Paliu
Economist in the Directorate General for
Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission since 2013.
2015-16 Minister of Justice Cristina Guseth
2015-16 Minister of the EU Funds
Aura Carmen Raducu
2015-17 Minister of Labour, Family, Social Security and
the Elderly Claudia Ana Moarcas
2015-17 Minister of Environment, Waters and
Forestry Cristiana Pasca Palmer
2015-17 Minister of Youth and Sport Elisabeta Lipa
A multiple Olympic, world and European champion rower,
President of the Romanian Rowing Federation and President of Dinamo Bucharest
Sports Club.
2015-16 Minister-delegate for Public Consultation and Social
Dialogue Victoria-Violeta Alexandru
2016-17 Minister of Public Consultation and
Social Dialogue
2015- Secretary of State of Defence Otilia Sava
2015- Secretary of State of Environment, Waters and Forests Erika Stanciu
2015- Secretary of State of Energy Corina Popescu
2015- Secretary of
State of Communication and the Information Society Carmen Elian
2016-17 Minister of Communications and for Information Society Delia Popescu
2016-17 Minister of Culture Corina
Șuteu
2016-17 Minister Delegate of Foreign Affairs for Romanians Abroad Maria Ligor
2016-17 Minister of Justice Raluca Alexandra Prună
2016- Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs Daniela Grigore Gîtman
Ambassador
to Czechia 2009-2015.
2016- Secretary of State of Public Finance Elena
Georgescu
2016- Secretary of State of Economy, Commerce and Relations with the Business
Environment Anca Magdalena Chiser
2016- Secretary of State of European
Fonds Alina Seghedi
2016- Secretary of State of Justice Gabriela Scutea
2016- Secretary of State of Agriculture and Rural Development Daniela
Giurcă
2016- Secretary of State of Agriculture and Rural Development
Niculina Tâlvăr
2016- Secretary of State of Regional Development and
Public Administration Mihaela Vrabete
2016- Secretary of State of
Education and Scientific Research Monica-Cristina Anisie
2016- Secretary
of State of Education and Scientific Research Nicoleta-Claudia Moldovan
2016- Secretary of State of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Elderly
Iolanda Mihaela Stăniloiu
2016- Secretary of State of Labour, Family,
Social Protection and Elderly Oana Silvia Țotu
2016- Secretary of State
of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Elderly Oana Popescu
2016-
Secretary of State of Culture Oana Bogdan
2016- Secretary of State of
Culture Anca Drăgoi
2016- Secretary of State of Environment, Waters and
Forests Simona Olimpia Negru
2016- Secretary of State of Health Corina
Silvia Pop
2016- Secretary of State of Health Ioana Ursu
2016-
Secretary of State of Health Monica Emanuela Althamer
2016- Secretary of
Youth and Sport Georgeta-Narcisa Lecușanu
2016- Secretary of State of Public Consultation and Civic Dialouge Alexandra Luminița Petresc
2016- Secretary of State of Public Consultation and Civic Dialouge Raluca
Gabriela Popovici
2017- Minister of Interior Carmen Daniela Dan
Prefect of Teleorman County 2014-16 and a Senator from 2016.
2017-
Minister of Labour and Social Justice Lia Olguța Vasilescu
Vice-President of
the Governing PSD and Mayor of She was indicted in 2015 on four counts of
bribery, three counts of using her authority or influence to obtain money or
other goods, and money laundering. She was briefly jailed last spring.
2017- Minister of Water and Forests Adriana Petcu
2017- Minister for
Romanians Abroad Andreea Pastarnac
Ambassador to Israel
2017-
Minister-Delegate for EU funds Mihaela Toader
2017- Minister-Delegate for
EU Affairs Ana Birchall