Victor Antonescu (September 3, 1871, Antonești, Teleorman County – August 22, 1947, Bucharest) was a Romanian politician. He served as Minister of Justice from 4 January 1914 to 11 December 1916 and from 14 November 1933 to 1 February 1935, Minister of Finance between 1935 and 1936, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania from 29 August 1936 until 28 December 1937.[1] From 1922 to 1925 he represented the Romanian government in France.[2]

Victor Antonescu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
29 August 1936 – 28 December 1937
MonarchCarol II
Preceded byNicolae Titulescu
Succeeded byIstrate Micescu
Minister of Finance
In office
1 February 1935 – 29 August 1936
MonarchCarol II
Preceded byVictor Slăvescu
Succeeded byMircea Cancicov
Personal details
Born(1871-09-03)3 September 1871
Antonești, Teleorman County, Romanian United Principalities
Died22 August 1947(1947-08-22) (aged 75)
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Resting placeVitănești, Teleorman County

In 1946, he was part of the Romanian delegation at the Paris Peace Conference.

The Antonescu chapel in Vitănești

He is buried in Vitănești, in Teleorman County, in a mortuary chapel which is now listed as a historical monument.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Odznaczenie min. Antonescu" in Gazeta Lwowska, p. 1, Nr 275, 28 November 1936
  2. ^ Haynes, Rebecca (2000), "Victor Antonescu and Romania's Foreign Policy Readjustment, September 1936 to December 1937", Romanian Policy towards Germany, 1936–40, Studies in Russia and East Europe, London: Palgrave Macmillan
  3. ^ "Capela Victor Antonescu – Vitănești". www.crestinortodox.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved March 5, 2024.