Second Antonescu cabinet

The second cabinet of Ion Antonescu was the government of Romania from 14 September 1940 to 24 January 1941. On September 14, Romania was declared a "National Legionary State". On 23 November 1940, Romania joined the Axis powers. The cabinet ended in a failed coup.

The ministers of the cabinet were as follows:^[1]

• President of the Council of Ministers:

• Gen. Ion Antonescu (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)

• Vice President of the Council of Ministers:

• Horia Sima (14 September 1940 - 20 January 1941)
• Mihai A. Antonescu (20 - 24 January 1941)

• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Foreign Affairs:

• Mihail R. Sturdza (14 September 1940 - 20 January 1941)
• Gen. Ion Antonescu (20 - 24 January 1941)

• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Internal Affairs:

• Gen. Constantin Petrovicescu (14 September 1940 - 20 January 1941)
• Gen. Dumitru I. Popescu (20 - 24 January 1941)

• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Justice:

• Mihai A. Antonescu (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)

• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Defence:

• Gen. Ion Antonescu (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)

• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Economy:

• Gheorghe N. Leon (14 September - 10 November 1940)
• Mircea Cancicov (10 November 1940 - 24 January 1941)

• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Finance:

• George Cretzianu (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)

• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Agriculture and Property

• Nicolae Mareș (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)

• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Public Works and Communications:

• Pompiliu Nicolau (14 September - 23 October 1940)
• Ion Protopopescu (23 October 1940 - 23 January 1941)

• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of Labour, Health and Social Security:

• Vasile Iașinschi (14 September 1940 - 21 January 1941)

• Minister of State Secretary for the Department of National Education, Religious Affairs and the Arts:

• Traian Brăileanu (14 September 1940 - 21 January 1941)

• Minister of State Secretary for Coordination and Economic Status:

• Lt. Col. Nicolae Dragomir (14 September 1940 - 24 January 1941)

• First Antonescu cabinet
• Third Antonescu cabinet
• Romania in World War II
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