Ion Ghica

Ion Ghica
5th Prime Minister of Romania
In office
11 February 1866 – 10 May 1866
MonarchCarol I
Preceded byNicolae Crețulescu
Succeeded byLascăr Catargiu
In office
15 July 1866 – 21 February 1867
MonarchCarol I
Preceded byLascăr Catargiu
Succeeded byConstantin A. Crețulescu
In office
1870–1871
MonarchCarol I
Preceded byManolache Costache Epureanu
Succeeded byLascăr Catargiu
Prince of Samos
In office
1854–1859
Preceded byAlexandros Kallimachis
Succeeded byMiltiadis Aristarchis
Personal details
Born(1816-08-12)August 12, 1816
Bucharest, Wallachia
DiedMay 7, 1897(1897-05-07) (aged 80)
Ghergani, Dâmbovița County, Kingdom of Romania
Political partyNational Liberal Party
ProfessionDiplomat

Ion Ghica (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon ˈɡika] ; 12 August 1816 – 7 May 1897) was a Romanian statesman, mathematician, diplomat and politician, who was Prime Minister of Romania five times.[1] He was a full member of the Romanian Academy and its president many times (1876–1882, 1884–1887, 1890–1893 and 1894–1895). He was the older brother and associate of Pantazi Ghica, a prolific writer and politician.

  1. ^ Three times after 1862 and twice between 1859 and 1862, when the United Principalities of Moldova and Wallachia had two parallel governments albeit being one single vassal state.

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