Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (8 November 1901 – 19 March 1965) was a Romanian communist politician and electrician. He was the first Communist leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965, serving as first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (ultimately "Romanian Workers' Party", PMR) from 1944 to 1954 and from 1955 to 1965, and as the first Communist Prime Minister of Romania from 1952 to 1955. He was also the first communist dictator of Romania before Nicolae Ceaușescu .

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party
In office 30 September 1955 – 19 March 1965
Preceded by	Gheorghe Apostol
Succeeded by	Nicolae Ceaușescu
In office October 1944 – 19 April 1954
Preceded by	Ștefan Foriș
Succeeded by	Gheorghe Apostol
President of the State Council
In office 21 March 1961 – 19 March 1965
Preceded by	Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Succeeded by	Chivu Stoica
President of the Council of Ministers
In office 2 June 1952 – 2 October 1955
Preceded by	Petru Groza
Succeeded by	Chivu Stoica
Personal details
Born	(1901-11-08)8 November 1901 Bârlad, Romania
Died	19 March 1965(1965-03-19) (aged 63) Bucharest, Romania
Political party	Romanian Communist Party
Spouse(s)	Maria Alexe