Dimitrie Ghica

For the Romanian explorer, see Dimitrie Ghica-Comănești.

Dimitrie Ghica or Ghika (Albanian: Gjika) (Romanian pronunciation: [diˈmitri.e ˈɡika]; 31 May 1816 – 15 February 1897) was a Romanian politician. A prominent member of the Conservative Party, he served as Prime Minister between 1868 and 1870.

Dimitrie Ghica
10th Prime Minister of Romania
In office 16 November 1868 – 27 January 1870
Monarch	Carol I
Preceded by	Nicolae Golescu
Succeeded by	Alexandru G. Golescu
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 11 February 1866 – 10 May 1866
Prime Minister	Ion Ghica
Preceded by	Nicolae Kretzulescu
Succeeded by	Lascăr Catargiu
In office 24 January 1870 – 27 January 1870
Prime Minister	himself
Preceded by	Mihail Kogălniceanu
Succeeded by	Alexandru G. Golescu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 16 November 1868 – 27 November 1869
Prime Minister	himself
Preceded by	Nicolae Golescu
Succeeded by	Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiu
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 26 May 1871 – 17 February 1876
Monarch	Carol I
Preceded by	Nicolae Păcleanu
Succeeded by	Constantin N. Brăiloiu
President of the Senate of Romania
In office 17 November 1879 – 8 September 1888
Monarch	Carol I
Preceded by	Constantin Bosianu
Succeeded by	Ion Emanoil Florescu
Personal details
Born	(1816-05-31)May 31, 1816 Bucharest, Wallachia
Died	February 15, 1897(1897-02-15) (aged 80) Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Resting place	Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest
Political party	Conservative Party
Spouse	Charlotte Duport
Children	2
Parents	Grigore IV Ghica (father) Maria Hangerly (mother)
Relatives	Ghica family
Occupation	Politician

Dimitrie Ghica was born in Bucharest into the Albanian Ghica family, as the son of the Wallachian Prince Grigore IV Ghica by his first wife, Maria Hangerly. He married Charlotte Duport, and they had two daughters, Maria and Iza. Ghica was a member of the Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society.^[1]

He died in Bucharest at the age of 80 and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery; his tomb was designed by architect Ion Mincu.^[2] A park in Sinaia and a street in Dorobanțu bear his name.