Ana Pauker

Ana Pauker
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
30 December 1947 – 9 July 1952
PresidentConstantin Ion Parhon
Petru Groza
Prime MinisterPetru Groza
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Preceded byGheorghe Tătărescu
Succeeded bySimion Bughici
Personal details
Born
Hannah Rabinsohn

(1893-02-13)13 February 1893
Codăești, Vaslui County, Kingdom of Romania
Died3 June 1960(1960-06-03) (aged 67)
Bucharest, People's Republic of Romania
Political partyRomanian Communist Party
Other political
affiliations
Social Democratic Party of Romania
Socialist Party of Romania
SpouseMarcel Pauker
Domestic partnerEugen Fried
ChildrenTanio, Vlad, Tatiana, Masha (Maria), Alexandru (adopted)
Residence(s)Bucharest, Switzerland, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Moscow
OccupationCommunist activist
ProfessionTeacher
ParentsSarah and (Tsvi-)Hersh Kaufman Rabinsohn
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Ana Pauker (born Hannah Rabinsohn; 13 February 1893 – 3 June 1960) was a Romanian communist leader and served as the country's foreign minister in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Ana Pauker became the world's first female foreign minister when entering office in December 1947. She was also the unofficial leader of the Romanian Communist Party immediately after World War II.