1965 Romanian State Council president election
An equivalent of presidential election was held in the Romanian People's Republic between 23–24 March 1965.
On 23 March 1965, the Romanian Workers' Party held its Central Committee session in Bucharest. The party leaders proposed the Great National Assembly (Romania's Communist parliament) the next General Secretary of the party should be Nicolae Ceaușescu and the next president of the State Council of Romania should be Chivu Stoica.
On 24 March 1965, the Great National Assembly voted in favor of Chivu Stoica, thus becoming the second president of the State Council of Romania, de facto Romanian head of state.[1]
Candidates
Participating candidate
| Name | Lifespan | Public Administration Experience | Affiliation and endorsements | Alma mater and profession | Candidacy Announcement dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chivu Stoica |
Born: August 8, 1908 (age 56) Smeeni, Buzău County Died: February 18, 1975, Bucharest |
Deputy, Communist parliament (1948-election day) Prime Minister of Romania (1955-1961) Deputy Prime Minister of Romania (1950-1955) Minister of Metallurgy and Machinery Assembly (1953-1955) Minister of Metallurgy and Chemical Industry (1949-1952) Minister of Industry (1948-1949) Deputy, old parliament (1946-1948) |
Affiliation: People's Democratic Front Aliance members: PCR and social and civic organizations |
CFR Apprentice School, Buzău (1927) railway worker |
Official: March 22, 1965[2] |
Declined to be candidates
| Name | Lifespan | Public Administration Experience | Affiliation and endorsements | Alma mater and profession | Candidacy Announcement dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gheorghe Apostol |
Born: May 16, 1913 (age 51) Tudor Vladimirescu, Galați County Died: August 21, 2010, Bucharest |
Minister of Agriculture (1953-1954) Deputy Prime Minister of Romania (1952-1954, 1961-election day) |
Affiliation: People's Democratic Front Aliance members: PCR and social and civic organizations |
CFR Apprentice School, Galați (1931) railway worker |
Denied interest: March 22, 1965[3] |
 Nicolae Ceaușescu |
Born: January 26, 1918 (age 47) Scornicești, Olt County Died: December 25, 1989, Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County |
Deputy, Communist parliament (1948-election day) Deputy Minister of Defence (1950-1954) Vice-President of Great National Assembly (1950-1955) Undersecretary of State with the Ministry of Agriculture (1948-1950) Deputy, old parliament (1946-1948) |
Affiliation: People's Democratic Front Aliance members: PCR and social and civic organizations |
Primary School of Scornicești shoemaker |
Denied interest: March 22, 1965[4] |
 Ion Gheorghe Maurer |
Born: September 23, 1902 (age 62) Bucharest Died: February 8, 2000, Bucharest |
Prime Minister of Romania (1961-election day) Deputy, Communist parliament (1948-election day) President of the Presidium of Great National Assembly/de facto head of state (1958-1961) Minister of Foreign Affairs (1957-1958) Undersecretary of State with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (1947-1948) Undersecretary of State with the Ministry of National Economy (1946-1947) Deputy, old parliament (1946-1948) Secretary of State with the Ministry of Communication (1945-1946) Undersecretary of State with the Ministry of Communications (1944-1945) |
Affiliation: People's Democratic Front Aliance members: PCR and social and civic organizations |
Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest (1924 or 1925) lawyer |
Denied interest: March 22, 1965[5] |
 Paul Niculescu-Mizil |
Born: November 25, 1923 (age 41) Bucharest Died: December 5, 2008, Bucharest |
Deputy, Communist parliament (1957-1961, 1965-election day) | Affiliation: People's Democratic Front Aliance members: PCR and social and civic organizations |
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (1945) professor of Communist Political Science |
Denied interest: March 22, 1965[6] |
References
- "Imediat după moartea lui Dej, Ceauşescu l-a numit pe Ion Iliescu pentru "stilizarea" condoleanţelor. Interviu cu Alexandru Bârlădeanu | Nicolae Ceauşescu Preşedintele României site oficial". Ceausescunicolae.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- https://a1.ro/premium/cea-mai-neagra-zi-22-martie-1965-cu-mortul-in-siciru-ceausescu-trage-sforile-sa-devina-stapanul-romaniei-gheorghiu-dej-cui-ne-lasiiii-id745293.html
- http://www.cnsas.ro/documente/2004%20-%20Membrii%20CC.pdf
- http://www.rador.ro/2019/09/25/l-am-cunoscut-pe-ceausescu-x/
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- https://adevarul.ro/news/politica/apostolii-epocii-aur-episodul-13-paul-niculescu-mizil-ideologul-partid-eram-inburta-mamei-fost-inchis-oara-1_56eacf095ab6550cb8f294e3/index.html
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