Petre Roman (b. July 22, 1946 in Bucharest) is a Romanian politician, former Prime Minister of Romania from 1989 to 1991, when his government was overthrown by the intervention of the miners led by Miron Cozma. He is a member of the Club of Madrid, grouping 66 democratic former heads of state and government.
He was also the president of the Senate from 1996 to 1999 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2000. He is now leader of the Democratic Force party, which he founded after leaving the Democratic Party in 2003.
His father, Valter Roman, of TransylvanianJewish descent, was a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, a Comintern activist, and a prominent member of the Romanian Communist Party. His mother Hortensia Vallejo was of Spanish origin. The couple married in Moscow, and he has several siblings. In 1974 Roman married Mioara Georgescu, with whom he has two daughters, Oana and Catinca. In February 2007, husband and wife confirmed that they were divorcing; the divorce was made final on Good Friday, April 6, 2007.
Roman first rose to prominence during the Romanian Revolution of 1989, when he was among the crowd occupying the National Television building, and broadcasting messages expressing revolutionary triumph.
Prime Minister: Petre Roman Deputy Prime Ministers: Gelu Voican Voiculescu • Mihai Drăgănescu • Ion Aurel Stoica • Anton Vătăşescu Ministers of State: Petru Pepelea • Mihail Victor Buracu • Costică Bădescu • Ovidiu Adrian Moţiu Ministers: Teofil Pop (Justice) •
Niculae Militaru/Victor Athanasie Stănculescu (Defense) •
Andrei Pleşu (Culture) •
Nicolae Ştefan (Agriculture and Food Industry) •
Sergiu Celac (Foreign Affairs) •
Mihai Chiţac/Doru Viorel Ursu (Interior) •
Mihai Şora (Education) •
Simion Hâncu (Environment) •
Alexandru Dimitriu (Constructions) •
Mihnea Marmeliuc (Labor) •
Corneliu Burada (Transport) •
Dan Enăchescu (Health) •
Stelian Pintilie (Posts and Telecommunications) •
Victor Athanasie Stănculescu (National Economy) •
Adrian Georgescu (Electric Energy) •
Gheorghe Caranfil (Chemical and Petrochemical Industry) •
Anton Vătăşescu (Electrotechnics, Electronics and Informatics) •
Victor Murea (Oil Industry) •
Ioan Cheşa (Metallurgical Industry) •
Constantin Popescu (Light Industry) •
Ioan Aurel Stoica (Motor Industry) •
Ioan Folea (Geology) •
Nicolae Dicu (Mines) •
Ion Râmbu (Woodworking Industry) •
Nicolae M. Nicolae (Foreign Trade) •
Mihai Lupoi (Tourism) •
Nicolae Stoicescu (Religious Affairs) •
Mircea Angelescu (Sports)
Second Petre Roman cabinet (June 28, 1990-April 30, 1991)
Prime Minister: Petre Roman Ministers of State: Anton Vătăşescu (Co-ordinating Industrial and Commercial Activity) •
Eugen Dijmărescu (Co-ordinating Economic Orientation) •
Ion Aurel Stoica/Dan Mircea Popescu (Co-ordinating Quality of Life) Ministers: Victor Babiuc (Justice) •
Theodor Stolojan (Finance) •
Victor Athanasie Stănculescu (Defense) •
Andrei Pleşu (Culture and Arts) •
Ioan Ţipu (Agriculture) •
Adrian Năstase (Foreign Affairs) •
Eugen Dijmărescu (Economy) •
Doru Pană (Public Works) •
Doru Viorel Ursu (Interior) •
Gheorghe Ştefan (Education) •
Valeriu Eugen Pop (Environment) •
Cătălin Zamfir (Labor) •
Traian Băsescu (Transport) •
Bogdan Marinescu (Health) •
Andrei Chirică (Communication) •
Mihai Zisu (Resources and Industry) •
Constantin Fota (Commerce and Tourism) •
Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz (Youth and Sport)
FSN minister Independent minister
Third Petre Roman cabinet (April 30, 1991-October 16, 1991)
Prime Minister: Petre Roman/Theodor Stolojan Minister of State: Dan Mircea Popescu (Co-ordinating Quality of Life) Ministers: Victor Babiuc (Justice) •
Niculae Spiroiu (Defense) •
Andrei Pleşu (Culture and Arts) •
Ioan Ţipu (Agriculture) •
Adrian Năstase (Foreign Affairs) •
Eugen Dijmărescu (Economy) •
Doru Viorel Ursu (Interior) •
Gheorghe Ştefan (Education) •
Valeriu Eugen Pop (Environment) •
Mihnea Marmeliuc (Labor) •
Traian Băsescu (Transport) •
Bogdan Marinescu (Health) •
Andrei Chirică (Communication) •
Victor Athanasie Stănculescu (Industry) •
Constantin Fota (Commerce and Tourism) •
Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz (Youth and Sport)
FSN minister Independent minister
