Armand Călinescu
| Armand Călinescu | |
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Călinescu in uniform
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| Prime Minister of Romania | |
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In office 7 March 1939 – 21 September 1939 |
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| Monarch | Carol II |
| Preceded by | Miron Cristea |
| Succeeded by | Gheorghe Argeşanu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 June 1893 Piteşti, Romania |
| Died | 21 September 1939 (aged 46) Bucharest, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Political party |
Peasants' Party (1926) National Peasants' Party (1926-1937) Independent (1937-1938) National Renaissance Front (1938-1939) |
| Spouse(s) | Adela Călinescu |
| Alma mater |
University of Bucharest University of Paris |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Romanian Orthodox |
Armand Călinescu (4 June 1893 – 21 September 1939) was a Romanian economist and politician, who served as Prime Minister from March 1939 until his assassination six months later.
He was born in Piteşti as the son of Mihai Călinescu, a Romanian Army veteran, and his wife Ecaterina, née Gherasim. Mihai Călinescu was a landowner and relatively wealthy man.
Călinescu attended secondary school and high school in his native city at Ion Brătianu High School. Between 1912 and 1918 he studied Law and Philosophy at the University of Bucharest, before taking a Ph.D. in Economics and Political Sciences at the University of Paris, with a thesis on Le change roumain. Sa dépreciation depuis la guerre et son rétablissment ("The Romanian Exchange Rate. Its Depreciation Since the War and Its Recovery").
Initially, Călinescu intended to enter the political scene as a member of the dominant National Liberal Party (PNL), but his views on politics were rejected by its leader Ion I. C. Brătianu. Instead, he joined the Peasants' Party (PŢ), a rising opposition group, falling under the influence of Ion Mihalache. He was first elected to office in 1926, as one of the 38 PŢ deputies in opposition to the second Alexandru Averescu cabinet, and was reelected for consecutive terms until 1937.
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