Ministry of Internal Affairs (Romania)

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Romania (Romanian: Ministerul Afacerilor Interne) is one of the eighteen ministries of the Government of Romania.

Ministry of Internal Affairs

Coat of arms of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (2008-2018)
Ministry headquarters in Revolution Square, Bucharest
Agency overview
Formed	22 January 1862
Jurisdiction	Government of Romania
Headquarters	Revolution Square, Bucharest
Minister responsible	Cătălin Predoiu
Child agency	Romanian Police Gendarmerie General Directorate for Passports
Website	www.mai.gov.ro

From 23 August 1944 to 18 March 1975 the ministry held the title of Minister of Internal Affairs, between 2004 and 2007, held the title of Minister of Administration and Interior, and since April 2007, Minister of Interior and Administrative Reform. In December 2008, the Boc government changed the name back to Ministry of Administration and Interior.

Until 2006, the ministry was housed near Lipscani in Palatul Vama Poştei, built between 1914 and 1926 according to the architect Statie Ciortan's plans. In 2006 the ministry moved into the former building of the Senate on Revolution Square.

Subordinated structures

Within Romania, the following structures are subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs:^[1]

• Romanian Police
• Romanian Gendarmerie
• Romanian Border Police
• General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations
• General Inspectorate for Immigration
• General Inspectorate of Aviation of MAI
• Romanian National Archives
• General Directorate for Internal Protection
• Anti-Corruption General Directorate
• National Administration of State Reserves and Special Issues
• General Directorate of Passports
• Directorate for Persons Record and Databases' Management
• Directorate for Driving Licenses and Vehicles Registration Certificates
• National Anti-Drug Agency
• National Agency against Trafficking in Human Beings
• National Archives
• Alexandru Ioan Cuza Police Academy
• Institute for Public Order Studies
• National SIS Centre
• Centre for the MAI Retired Personnel
• Psychosociology Centre of MAI
• Dinamo Sports Club, Bucharest

History

List of former ministers

This is a list of Interior ministers from the creation of the Romanian state (1862) to the present day.

No.	Name	Term start	Term end	Cabinet	Party
Principality of Romania
1	Barbu Catargiu	15 February 1862	8 June 1862
2	Apostol Arsache	8 June 1862	24 June 1862
3	Nicolae Kretzulescu	24 June 1862	11 October 1863
4	Mihail Kogălniceanu	11 October 1863	26 January 1865
5	Constantin Bosianu	26 January 1865	14 June 1865
6	General Ioan E. Florescu	14 June 1865	30 January 1866
7	Nicolae Kretzulescu	30 January 1866	11 February 1866
8	Prince Dimitrie Ghica	11 February 1866	10 May 1866
9	Lascăr Catargiu	11 May 1866	13 July 1866
10	Ion Ghica	15 July 1866	21 February 1867
11	Ion C. Brătianu	1 March 1867	5 August 1867
12	Ștefan Golescu	17 August 1867	13 November 1867
13	Ion C. Brătianu	13 November 1867	29 April 1868
14	Ion C. Brătianu	1 May 1868	12 August 1868
15	Anton I. Arion	12 August 1868	16 November 1868
16	Mihail Kogălniceanu	16 November 1868	24 January 1870
17	Prince Dimitrie Ghica	24 January 1870	27 January 1870
18	Alexandru G. Golescu	2 February 1870	30 March 1870
19	Emanoil Costache Epureanu	20 April 1870	14 December 1870
20	Ion Ghica	18 December 1870	11 March 1871
21	Lascăr Catargiu	11 March 1871	31 March 1876
22	George Vernescu	27 April 1876	27 January 1877
23	Ion C. Brătianu	27 January 1877	26 May 1878
24	Constantin A. Rosetti	26 May 1878	17 November 1878
25	Mihail Kogălniceanu	17 November 1878	25 November 1878
26	Ion C. Brătianu	25 November 1878	5 July 1879
27	Mihail Kogălniceanu	11 July 1879	17 April 1880
28	Ion C. Brătianu	17 April 1880	15 July 1880
29	Anastase Stolojan	15 July 1880	20 July 1880
30	Alexandru Teriachiu	20 July 1880	1 March 1881
31	Alexandru Teriachiu	1 March 1881	5 April 1881
32	Eugeniu Stătescu	10 April 1881	8 June 1881
33	Constantin A. Rosetti	9 June 1881	25 January 1882
34	Ion C. Brătianu	25 January 1882	1 August 1882
35	Gheorghe Chițu	1 August 1882	23 June 1884
36	Ion C. Brătianu	23 June 1884	29 April 1887
37	General Radu Mihai [ro]	29 April 1887	1 March 1888
38	Constantin Nacu	1 March 1888	20 March 1888
39	Theodor C. Rosetti	23 March 1888	12 November 1888
40	Prince Alexandru B. Știrbei	12 November 1888	26 March 1889
41	Lascăr Catargiu	29 March 1889	3 November 1889
42	General Gheorghe Manu	5 November 1889	15 February 1891
43	Lascăr Catargiu	21 February 1891	3 October 1895
44	Nicolae Fleva	4 October 1895	15 January 1896
45	Dimitrie Sturdza	15 January 1896	3 February 1896
46	Anastase Stolojan	3 February 1896	21 November 1896
47	Vasile Lascăr [ro]	21 November 1896	26 March 1897
48	Mihail Pherekyde	31 March 1897	30 March 1899
49	Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino	11 April 1899	9 January 1900
50	General Gheorghe Manu	9 January 1900	7 July 1900
51	Constantin Olănescu	7 July 1900	13 February 1901
52	Petre S. Aurelian	14 February 1901	18 July 1902
53	Gheorghe Pallade	18 July 1902	22 November 1902
54	Vasile Lascăr [ro]	22 November 1902	13 December 1904
55	Spiru Haret	13 December 1904	20 December 1904
56	Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino	22 December 1904	12 March 1907
57	Ion I. C. Brătianu	12 March 1907	27 December 1908
58	Mihail Pherekyde	27 December 1908	6 February 1910
	Ion I. C. Brătianu	6 February 1910	28 December 1910
59	Alexandru Marghiloman	29 December 1910	28 March 1912
60	Constantin C. Arion	28 March 1912	14 October 1912
61	Take Ionescu	14 October 1912	31 December 1913
62	Vasile G. Morțun	4 January 1914	11 December 1916
63	Alexandru C. Constantinescu	11 December 1916	26 January 1918
64	Constantin Sărățeanu [ro]	29 January 1918	27 February 1918
65	Alexandru Marghiloman	5 March 1918	24 October 1918
66	Gen. Artur Văitoianu	24 October 1918	29 November 1918
67	Gheorghe Gh. Mârzescu	29 November 1918	12 September 1919
68	Gen. Arthur Văitoianu	27 September 1919	28 November 1919
69	Gen. Alexandru Averescu	1 December 1919	13 December 1919
70	Aurel Vlad [ro]	16 December 1919	27 December 1919
71	Nicolae L. Lupu	27 December 1919	13 March 1920
72	Gen. Alexandru Averescu	13 March 1920	13 June 1920
73	Constantin Argetoianu	13 June 1920	13 December 1921
74	Ion Cămărășescu	17 December 1921	17 January 1922
75	Gen. Artur Văitoianu	19 January 1922	30 October 1923
76	Ion I. C. Brătianu	30 October 1923	27 March 1926
77	Octavian Goga	30 March 1926	4 June 1927
78	Prince Barbu Știrbey	4 June 1927	20 June 1927
79	Ion G. Duca	21 June 1927	3 November 1928
80	Alexandru Vaida-Voievod	10 November 1928	7 June 1930
81	Mihai Popovici	7 June 1930	8 June 1930
82	Alexandru Vaida-Voievod	13 June 1930	8 October 1930
83	Ion Mihalache	10 October 1930	4 April 1931
84	Nicolae Iorga	18 April 1931	7 May 1931
	Constantin Argetoianu	7 May 1931	31 May 1932
85	Alexandru Vaida-Voievod	6 June 1932	10 August 1932
86	Ion Mihalache	11 August 1932	17 October 1932
87	Ion Mihalache	20 October 1932	8 January 1933
88	George G. Mironescu	14 January 1933	9 November 1933
89	Ion Inculeț	14 November 1933	3 January 1934
90	Ion Inculeț	5 January 1934	29 August 1936
91	Dumitru Iuca	29 August 1936	23 February 1937
92	Gheorghe Tătărescu	23 February 1937	14 November 1937
93	Richard Franasovici	17 November 1937	28 December 1937
94	Armand Călinescu	28 December 1937	21 September 1939
95	Gen. Gabriel Marinescu	21 September 1939	28 September 1939
96	Nicolae Ottescu [ro]	28 September 1939	23 November 1939
97	Gheorghe Tătărescu	24 November 1939	30 November 1939
98	Mihail Ghelmegeanu	30 November 1939	4 July 1940
99	Gen. David Popescu	4 July 1940	14 September 1940
100	Gen. Constantin Petrovicescu	14 September 1940	20 January 1941
101	Gen. Dumitru I. Popescu [ro]	21 January 1941	23 August 1944
102	Gen. Aurel Aldea	23 August 1944	4 November 1944
103	Nicolae Penescu	4 November 1944	6 December 1944
104	Constantin Sănătescu	6 December 1944	14 December 1944
105	Gen. Nicolae Rădescu	14 December 1944	28 February 1945
106	Teohari Georgescu	6 March 1945	30 December 1947
107	Teohari Georgescu	30 December 1947	28 May 1952
108	Alexandru Drăghici	28 May 1952	20 September 1952
109	Pavel Ștefan	20 September 1952	19 March 1957
110	Alexandru Drăghici	19 March 1957	27 July 1965
111	Cornel Onescu [ro]	27 July 1965	24 April 1972
112	Ion Stănescu [ro]	24 April 1972	17 March 1973
113	Emil Bobu	17 March 1973	18 March 1975
114	Teodor Coman	18 March 1975	5 September 1978
115	George Homoștean [ro]	5 September 1978	5 October 1987
116	Tudor Postelnicu	5 October 1987	22 December 1989
117	Gen. Mihai Chițac	29 December 1989	16 June 1990
118	Doru-Viorel Ursu	16 June 1990	26 September 1991
119	Victor Babiuc	17 October 1991	9 November 1992
120	George Ioan Dănescu [ro]	19 November 1992	6 March 1994
121	Doru Ioan Tărăcilă [ro]	6 March 1994	11 December 1996	Văcăroiu I	PDSR
122	Gavril Dejeu	12 December 1996	21 January 1999
123	Constantin Dudu Ionescu [ro]	21 January 1999	28 December 2000
124	Ioan Rus	28 December 2000	15 June 2004	Năstase	PDSR/PSD
125	Marian Săniuță [ro]	15 June 2004	28 December 2004		PSD
126	Vasile Blagai	29 December 2004	4 April 2007	Tăriceanu I	PD
127	Cristian David	5 April 2007	22 December 2008	Tăriceanu II	PNL
128	Gabriel Oprea	22 December 2008	13 January 2009	Boc I	PSD
	Dan Nicai	13 January 2009	20 January 2009		PSD
130	Liviu Dragnea	20 January 2009	2 February 2009		PSD
131	Dan Nicaii	2 February 2009	1 October 2009		PSD
(126)	Vasile Blagaii	1 October 2009	27 November 2009		PD-L
(126)	Vasile Blagaiii	23 December 2009	27 September 2010	Boc II	PD-L
132	Traian Igaș [ro]	27 September 2010	9 February 2012		PD-L
133	Gabriel Berca [ro]	9 February 2012	7 May 2012	Ungureanu	PD-L
(124)	Ioan Rus	7 May 2012	6 August 2012	Ponta I	PSD
134	Mircea Dușa	6 August 2012	21 December 2012
135	Radu Stroe	21 December 2012	23 January 2014	Ponta II	PNL
(128)	Gabriel Oprea	23 January 2014	5 March 2014		UNPR
(128)	Gabriel Oprea	5 March 2014	17 December 2014	Ponta III
		17 December 2014	17 November 2015	Ponta IV
136	Petre Tobă	17 November 2015	1 September 2016	Cioloș	Independent
137	Dragoș Tudorache	1 September 2016	4 January 2017	Cioloș	Independent
(138)	Carmen Dan	4 January 2017	29 June 2017	Grindeanu Cabinet	PSD
		29 June 2017	16 January 2018	Tudose Cabinet
		29 January 2018	24 July 2019	Dăncilă Cabinet
139	Nicolae Moga [ro]	24 July 2019	30 July 2019	Dăncilă Cabinet	PSD
140	Marcel Vela	4 November 2019	23 December 2020	Orban	PNL
141	Lucian Bode	23 December 2020	25 November 2021	Cîțu Cabinet	PNL
		25 November 2021	15 June 2023	Ciucă Cabinet
142	Cătălin Predoiu	15 June 2023		Ciolacu Cabinet	PNL

Romania used the Julian calendar until 1919, but all dates are given in the Gregorian calendar.

The following party abbreviations are used:

PNL = National Liberal Party	PC = Conservative Party
PNR = Romanian National Party	PP = People's Party
PCD = Conservative-Democratic Party	PNȚ = National Peasants' Party
PND = Democratic Nationalist Party	PNC = National Christian Party
FRN = National Renaissance Front (from 1940 PN; Party of the Nation)	FP = Ploughmen's Front
PMR = Romanian Workers' Party (from 1965 PCR; Romanian Communist Party)	FSN = National Salvation Front
PDSR = Party of Social Democracy in Romania (from 2001 PSD; Social Democratic Party)	PNȚCD = Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party
PSDR = Romanian Social Democratic Party	PD = Democratic Party
PD-L = Democratic Liberal Party
Mil. = Military	Ind. = Independent

Additionally, the political stance of prime ministers prior to the development of a modern party system is given by C (Conservative), MC (Moderate Conservative), RL (Radical Liberal) and ML (Moderate Liberal). Interim officeholders are denoted by italics. For those who held office multiple times, their rank of service is given by a Roman numeral.