Ion I. Câmpineanu (October 10, 1841 – November 13, 1888) was a Romanian statesman who served as the Minister of Justice from January 27, 1877, to September 23, 1877, Minister of Finance in two terms, from September 23, 1877, to November 25, 1878, and from February 25, 1880, to July 15, 1880, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 25, 1878, until July 10, 1879. He was one of the founders and most important members of the National Liberal Party.

Ion I. Câmpineanu
Minister of Justice
In office
January 27, 1877 – September 23, 1877
MonarchCarol I of Romania
Minister of Finance
In office
September 23, 1877 – November 25, 1878
In office
February 25, 1880 – July 15, 1880
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
November 25, 1878 – July 10, 1879
Preceded byMihail Kogălniceanu
Succeeded byVasile Boerescu
In office
February 2, 1885 – October 27, 1885
MonarchCarol I of Romania
Preceded byDimitrie A. Sturdza
Succeeded byIon Brătianu
Mayor of Bucharest
In office
November 1886 – April 1888
Preceded byNicolae Manolescu [ro]
Succeeded byEmanoil Protopopescu-Pake [ro]
Personal details
Born(1841-10-10)October 10, 1841
Bucharest, Wallachia
DiedNovember 13, 1888(1888-11-13) (aged 47)
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania

After the proclamation of the Kingdom of Romania, Ion I. Câmpineanu was appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs and held the office from February 2, 1885, until October 27, 1885. He was the Mayor of Bucharest from November 1886 to April 1888. He became the first Governor of the National Bank of Romania in July 1880,[1] which he headed until his death on November 13, 1888.

His father was Ion Câmpineanu [ro] (1798–1863), a participant in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848.[citation needed] Câmpineanu was a member of the Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society.[2]

Romanian commemorative stamp depicting Câmpineanu

One of the central streets in Bucharest was named after Câmpineanu.[3] In 2015, Poșta Română issued a 3.30 Lei stamp honoring Câmpineanu as the first Governor of the National Bank of Romania.

References

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  1. ^ "Documentar: Banca Națională a României – 135 de ani de la înființare". Agenția de presă RADOR (in Romanian). April 17, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Cândroveanu, Hristu (1985). Iorgoveanu, Kira (ed.). Un veac de poezie aromână (PDF) (in Romanian). Cartea Românească. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Strada Ion Câmpineanu". bucurestiul.info (in Romanian). Retrieved December 5, 2023.