Virgil Madgearu | |
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| Born | December 14, 1887 |
| Died | November 27, 1940 (aged 52) Snagov, Ilfov County, Kingdom of Romania |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, politician |
| Spouse | Ecaterina Madgearu |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Leipzig University |
| Thesis | Zur industriellen Entwicklung Rumäniens: die voratufen des Fabriksystems in der Walachei (1911) |
| Doctoral advisor | Karl Bücher |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economics |
| Institutions | Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies |
| Influenced | |
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | |
| In office 10 November 1928 – 14 November 1929 | |
| Prime Minister | Iuliu Maniu |
| Preceded by | Ludovic Mrazek |
| Succeeded by | Aurel Vlad |
| In office 11 August 1932 – 19 October 1932 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexandru Vaida-Voevod |
| Preceded by | Ion Lugoșianu |
| Succeeded by | Ion Lugoșianu |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 26 October 1929 – 6 June 1930 | |
| Prime Minister | Iuliu Maniu |
| Preceded by | Iuliu Maniu |
| Succeeded by | Ion Răducanu |
| In office 20 October 1932 – 13 November 1933 | |
| Prime Minister | Iuliu Maniu Alexandru Vaida-Voevod |
| Preceded by | Gheorghe Mironescu |
| Succeeded by | Dinu Brătianu |
| Minister of Agriculture and Property | |
| In office 10 October 1930 – 17 April 1931 | |
| Prime Minister | Gheorghe Mironescu |
| Preceded by | Ion Mihalache |
| Succeeded by | Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisești |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Peasants' Party National Peasants' Party |
Virgil Traian N. Madgearu (Romanian pronunciation: [virˈd͡ʒil maˈd͡ʒe̯aru]; December 14, 1887 – November 27, 1940) was a Romanian economist, sociologist, and left-wing politician, prominent member and main theorist of the Peasants' Party and of its successor, the National Peasants' Party (PNȚ). He had an important activity as an essayist and journalist, being for long a member on the editorial board for the influential Viața Românească.
Madgearu was a prominent opponent of the National Liberal Party for much of his life, developing an original theory that challenged both Liberal tenets and Marxian economics, proposing measures to enhance the political and economic roles of Romanian peasants. In his later years, he was involved in anti-fascist causes, and was one of several politicians to be assassinated by the Iron Guard.