Mihai Antonescu

Mihai Antonescu
Vice President of the Council of Ministers
In office
20 January 1941 – 23 August 1944
MonarchMihai I
Prime MinisterIon Antonescu
Preceded byHoria Sima
Succeeded byPetru Groza
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
29 June 1941 – 23 August 1944
Prime MinisterIon Antonescu
Preceded byIon Antonescu (interim)
Succeeded byGrigore Niculescu-Buzești
Minister of National Propaganda
(Acting)
In office
26 May 1941 – 23 August 1944
Prime MinisterIon Antonescu
Preceded byNichifor Crainic
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of Justice
In office
14 September 1940 – 24 January 1941
Prime MinisterIon Antonescu
Preceded byIon V. Gruia
Succeeded byGheorghe Docan
Personal details
Born18 November 1904
Nucet, Dâmbovița County, Kingdom of Romania
Died1 June 1946(1946-06-01) (aged 41)
Jilava Prison, Ilfov County, Kingdom of Romania
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Political partyNational Liberal Party-Brătianu (1930-1938)
EducationSaint Sava National College
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
ProfessionLawyer

Mihai Antonescu (18 November 1904 – 1 June 1946) was a Romanian politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister during World War II, executed in 1946 as a war criminal.[1][2]

  1. ^ Pena, Cătălin (June 1, 2020). "Execuția Mareșalului. Procurori i-au fost muncitori, un chelner și o casnică". Evenimentula Istoric (in Romanian). Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Antoniu, Gabriela (August 5, 2022). "Ion Cristoiu: Mihai Antonescu, un geniu al Propagandei antosovietice?". Mediafax (in Romanian). Retrieved August 1, 2024.