Dimitrie Ghica

Romanian politician

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 Crețulescu
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 or Ghika (Albanian: Gjika) (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 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.

References

^ Cândroveanu, Hristu (1985). Iorgoveanu, Kira (ed.). Un veac de poezie aromână (PDF) (in Romanian). Cartea Românească. p. 12.
^ Filitti, Georgeta (June 26, 2016). "Bellu – o necropolă emblematică". Ziarul Metropolis (in Romanian). Retrieved August 25, 2024.

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Italics indicate ad interim/acting office holders. Bold indicates current office holder.

v t e Foreign Ministers of Romania
United Principalities Principality of Romania	Arsache Cantacuzino I. G. Ghica Rosetti-Bălănescu Papadopol-Calimah I. Ghica Mavrogheni Știrbei Ș. Golescu Teriachiu Ș. Golescu N. Golescu D. Ghica Kogălniceanu* Calimachi-Catargiu A. Golescu Carp Calimachi-Catargiu Costa-Foru Boerescu Ion Bălăceanu Cornea Kogălniceanu Ionescu Câmpineanu* Kogălniceanu Câmpineanu Boerescu
Kingdom of Romania	Boerescu D. Brătianu Stătescu Sturdza Câmpineanu Ion C. Brătianu* Pherekyde Carp A. Lahovary Esarcu A. Lahovary Sturdza Stoicescu Aurelian* Sturdza Ioan Lahovary Marghiloman Sturdza Ion I. C. Brătianu Sturdza* Iacob Lahovary Ioan Lahovary Sturdza Ion I. C. Brătianu Djuvara Maiorescu Porumbaru Ion I. C. Brătianu Averescu* Arion Coandă Ion I. C. Brătianu Văitoianu* Mișu Vaida-Voevod Zamfirescu Ionescu Derussi Duca Mitilineu Știrbey* Ion I. C. Brătianu Titulescu Mironescu Mihalache Argetoianu* D. Ghika Vaida-Voevod Titulescu Tătărescu* Titulescu V. Antonescu Micescu Tătărescu* Petrescu-Comnen Gafencu Gigurtu Argetoianu Manoilescu M. Sturdza I. Antonescu* M. Antonescu Niculescu-Buzești Vișoianu Tătărescu
Socialist Republic of Romania	Pauker Bughici Preoteasa Maurer Bunaciu Mănescu Macovescu Andrei Văduva Totu Stoian
Romania since 1989	Celac Năstase Meleșcanu Severin Pleșu Roman Geoană Ungureanu Popescu-Tăriceanu* Cioroianu Comănescu Diaconescu Predoiu* Baconschi Diaconescu Marga Corlățean Meleșcanu Aurescu Comănescu Meleșcanu Mănescu Aurescu Obdobescu
* denotes interim

v t e Interior Ministers of Romania
United Principalities Principality of Romania	B. Catargiu Arsache Crețulescu Kogălniceanu Bosianu Florescu D. Ghica L. Catargiu I. Ghica I. C. Brătianu Ș. Golescu A. Arion A. Golescu Epureanu Vernescu C. A. Rosetti Stolojan Teriachiu Stătescu
Kingdom of Romania	Chițu Mihai Nacu T. Rosetti Știrbei Manu Fleva Sturdza Lascăr Pherekyde Cantacuzino Olănescu Aurelian Pallade Haret I. I. C. Brătianu Marghiloman C. Arion T. Ionescu Morțun Constantinescu Sărățeanu Văitoianu Mârzescu Averescu Vlad Lupu Argetoianu Cămărășescu Goga Știrbey Duca Vaida-Voevod Popovici Mihalache Iorga Mironescu Inculeț Iuca Tătărescu Franasovici Călinescu Marinescu Ottescu Ghelmegeanu David Popescu Petrovicescu Dumitru Popescu Aldea Penescu Sănătescu Rădescu Georgescu
Socialist Republic	Georgescu Drăghici Ștefan Drăghici Onescu Stănescu Bobu Coman Homoștean Postelnicu
Romania since 1989	Chițac Ursu Babiuc Dănescu Tărăcilă Dejeu C. Ionescu Rus Săniuță Blaga David Oprea Dragnea Nica Blaga Igaș Berca Rus Dușa Stroe Oprea Tobă Tudorache Dan Moga Vela Bode

v t e Presidents of the Senate of Romania
Corpul Ponderator (Moderating Body) 1864–1866	Nifon Rusailă
Senat 1866–1940	Nifon Rusailă Ștefan Golescu Nicolae Golescu Alexandru Plagino Nifon Rusailă Calinic Miclescu Constantin Bosianu Dimitrie Ghica Ion Emanoil Florescu Nicolae Crețulescu Ion Emanoil Florescu Constantin Boerescu Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Dimitrie Ghica Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza Eugeniu Stătescu Nicolae Gane Constantin Boerescu Eugeniu Stătescu Petre S. Aurelian Constantin Boerescu Petre S. Aurelian Constantin Budișteanu Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Theodor Rosetti Ion Lahovari Basile M. Missir Emanoil Porumbaru Dimitrie Dobrescu Paul Bujor Constantin Coandă Mihail Pherekyde Constantin I. Nicolaescu Constantin Coandă Constantin I. Nicolaescu Traian Bratu Mihail Sadoveanu Neculai Costăchescu Leonte Moldovan Constantin Dimitriu-Dovlecel Alexandru Lapedatu Nicolae Iorga Constantin Argetoianu
Senat since 1990	Alexandru Bârlădeanu Oliviu Gherman Petre Roman Mircea Ionescu-Quintus Nicolae Văcăroiu Doru-Ioan Tǎrǎcilǎ^* Ilie Sârbu Mircea Geoană Petru Filip^* Vasile Blaga Crin Antonescu Cristian Dumitrescu^* Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Șerban Valeca^* Teodor Meleșcanu Titus Corlățean^* Robert Cazanciuc^* Anca Dragu Florin Cîțu Alina Gorghiu^*
^* ad interim (acting)

v t e Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
Adunarea Deputaților (Assembly of Deputies) 1862–1947	Nifon Rusailă Alexandru Emanoil Florescu Manolache Costache Epureanu Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiu Manolache Costache Epureanu Lascăr Catargiu Anastasie Fătu Ion C. Brătianu Costache Negri Grigore Balș Gheorghe Costaforu Nicolae Păcleanu Dimitrie Ghica Constantin N. Brăiloiu Constantin A. Rosetti George D. Vernescu Constantin A. Rosetti Dimitrie C. Brătianu Dimitrie Lecca Constantin A. Rosetti Dimitrie Lecca Lascăr Catargiu Constantin Grădișteanu Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Gheorghe Rosnovanu Gheorghe Manu Petre S. Aurelian Dimitrie Gianni Constantin Olănescu Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Mihail Pherekyde Ștefan C. Șendrea Grigore Trandafil Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu Mihail Pherekyde Basile M. Missir Mihail Pherekyde Constantin Olănescu Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu Mihail Pherekyde Vasile Morțun Constantin Meissner Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Nicolae Iorga Duiliu Zamfirescu Mihail Orleanu Petre P. Negulescu Nicolae Săveanu Ștefan Cicio Pop Dimitrie Pompeiu Ștefan Cicio Pop Nicolae Săveanu Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Mihail Sadoveanu
Marea Adunare Națională (Grand National Assembly) 1948–1989	Gheorghe Apostol Constantin Agiu Constantin Pârvulescu Dumitru Petrescu Alexandru Drăghici Dumitru Petrescu Constantin Doncea Gheorghe Apostol Ion Vincze Gheorghe Apostol Gheorghe Stoica Constantin Pîrvulescu Ștefan Voitec Miron Constantinescu Nicolae Giosan
Adunarea Deputaților (Assembly of Deputies) 1990–1992	Marțian Dan
Camera Deputaților (Chamber of Deputies) since 1992	Adrian Năstase Ion Diaconescu Valer Dorneanu Adrian Năstase Bogdan Olteanu Roberta Anastase Valeriu Zgonea Florin Iordache Liviu Dragnea Marcel Ciolacu Ludovic Orban Marcel Ciolacu