Virgil Madgearu

Virgil Madgearu
Born(1887-12-14)December 14, 1887
DiedNovember 27, 1940(1940-11-27) (aged 52)
Snagov, Ilfov County, Kingdom of Romania
Cause of deathGunshot wounds
Occupation(s)Academic, politician
SpouseEcaterina Madgearu
Academic background
Alma materLeipzig University
ThesisZur industriellen Entwicklung Rumäniens: die voratufen des Fabriksystems in der Walachei (1911)
Doctoral advisorKarl Bücher
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
InstitutionsBucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Influenced
Minister of Industry and Commerce
In office
10 November 1928 – 14 November 1929
Prime MinisterIuliu Maniu
Preceded byLudovic Mrazek
Succeeded byAurel Vlad [ro]
In office
11 August 1932 – 19 October 1932
Prime MinisterAlexandru Vaida-Voevod
Preceded byIon Lugoșianu
Succeeded byIon Lugoșianu
Minister of Finance
In office
26 October 1929 – 6 June 1930
Prime MinisterIuliu Maniu
Preceded byIuliu Maniu
Succeeded byIon Răducanu [ro]
In office
20 October 1932 – 13 November 1933
Prime MinisterIuliu Maniu
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod
Preceded byGheorghe Mironescu
Succeeded byDinu Brătianu
Minister of Agriculture and Property
In office
10 October 1930 – 17 April 1931
Prime MinisterGheorghe Mironescu
Preceded byIon Mihalache
Succeeded byGheorghe Ionescu-Sisești
Personal details
Political partyPeasants' 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.