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Ion I. Câmpineanu

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Monarch
  
Carol I of Romania

Succeeded by
  
Vasile Boerescu

Preceded by
  
Dimitrie A. Sturdza

Name
  
Ion Campineanu

Preceded by
  
Mihail Kogalniceanu

Monarch
  
Carol I of Romania

Succeeded by
  
Ion Bratianu

Role
  
Politician

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Died
  
November 13, 1888, Bucharest, Romania

Ion I. Câmpineanu (October 10, 1841 – November 13, 1888) was a Romanian politician 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 during the existence of United Principalities.

After establishment of 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 then the Mayor of Bucharest in 1887 and headed the National Bank of Romania as Governor in 1888 before his death on November 13, 1888. One of central streets in Bucharest was named after Câmpineanu.

His father was Ion Câmpineanu (1798-1863), a participant in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848.

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Ion I. Câmpineanu Wikipedia