Constantin Dăscălescu

Constantin Dăscălescu ([konstanˈtin dəskəˈlesku]; 2 July 1923 – 15 May 2003) was a Romanian communist politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania (21 May 1982 – 22 December 1989) during the communist rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu until the Romanian Revolution.

Constantin Dăscălescu
Constantin Dăscălescu in 1983
Prime Minister of Romania
In office
21 March 1982 – 22 December 1989
PresidentNicolae Ceaușescu
Preceded byIlie Verdeț
Succeeded byPetre Roman
Personal details
Born(1923-07-02)2 July 1923
Breaza de Sus, Kingdom of Romania
Died15 May 2003(2003-05-15) (aged 79)
Bucharest, Romania
Political partyCommunist Party
Alma materȘtefan Gheorghiu Academy
International Lenin School
ProfessionLathe operator

He was born in Breaza de Sus, Prahova County, the son of Nicolae and Stanca Dăscălescu. From 1937 to 1941 he trained as a metal lathe operator at a vocational school in his hometown, after which he started working at the Astra Română company in Câmpina.[1] In October 1945 he joined the Romanian Communist Party (PCR), and stayed on his job until November 1947. From 1949 to 1962 he studied at various schools for communist cadres: in Ploiești, at the Ștefan Gheorghiu Academy in Bucharest, and at the International Lenin School in Moscow.[1] At the same time, he advanced in the PCR hierarchy, and served as First Secretary of the Communist Party in Galați from 1965 to 1974.[2]

In 1991, after the revolution, Dăscălescu was sentenced to life in prison. After five years he was released on medical grounds.[1]

References
  1. Laurențiu Ungureanu; Radu Eremia (2 April 2016). "Apostolii Epocii de Aur, episodul #15. Constantin Dăscălescu, premierul pe care Revoluția l-a prins la WC". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. Gabriel Partos (20 May 2003). "Obituary: Constantin Dăscălescu". The Independent. London. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ilie Verdeț		 Prime Minister of Romania
1982–1989		 Succeeded by
Petre Roman


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