1961 Romanian State Council president election

An equivalent of presidential election was held in the Romanian People's Republic on 21 March 1961.

The name of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly (Romania's Communist parliament) is changed into State Council of Romania and Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej features the president of the new institution, thus becoming the first president of the State Council, de facto head of state. This change was enforced as the Law #1/1961 and voted by the Great National Assembly.[1][2][3][4]

Candidate

Name Lifespan Public Administration Experience Affiliation and endorsements Alma mater and profession Candidacy
Announcement dates

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej		 Born: November 8, 1901
(age 59)
Bârlad, Vaslui County
Died: March 19, 1965, Bucharest		 Prime Minister of Romania (1952-1955)
Deputy Prime Minister of Romania (1948-1952)
Minister of Industry and Commerce (1947-1948)
Minister of National Economy (1946-1947)
Minister of Communication (1944-1946)
Deputy (1948-election day)
Deputy (1946-1948)		 Affiliation: Front of Socialist Unity
Aliance members: PCR and social and civic organizations		 "Ștefan Luchian" Gimnasium School of Moinești

electrician, railway worker



References
  1. "Consideratii privind evolutia administratiei romanesti in perioada incepand din 1866 si pana in prezent". Rasfoiesc.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. Angela Banciu. "Totalitarism şi Invouţie Constituţionalǎ ǐn Timpul Regimului Comunist Din România" (PDF). Revistadesociologie.ro. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  3. Ioan Scurtu (2011). Politică şi viaţă cotidiană în România: în secolul al XX-lea şi începutul ... Books.google.ro. p. 310. ISBN 9786068304342. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  4. Ioan Scurtu. Istoria Romanilor de la Carol I la Nicolae Ceausescu. Books.google.ro. p. 97. ISBN 9786068304052. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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