Dumitru Iuca
Dumitru Iuca (March 7, 1882 – November 27, 1940) was a Romanian politician.
Born in
Iuca was deputy state secretary in the Interior Ministry from November 1933 to August 1936. This period was marked by violent clashes between the government and the Iron Guard, culminating with the latter's assassination of Prime Minister Ion G. Duca at the end of 1933 and the repression that followed. Iuca was part of the ministerial apparatus tasked with maintaining order.[2] In August 1936, in a cabinet led by Tătărescu, he was promoted to Interior Minister,[3] serving until the following February.[4]
As minister, Iuca oversaw measures to consolidate police forces in order to better face the Guardist threat.[5] However, despite their breach of a provision in the 1923 Constitution that barred unauthorized service in foreign armies, he helped facilitate the funerals of Ion Moța and Vasile Marin, arranging for a special funeral train outside the normal schedule.[6] Moreover, he was obliged to deal with separatism by Hungarian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Russian minorities. After Tătărescu himself took over the ministry, Iuca served as state secretary with ministerial rank but without portfolio.[4] He resigned from this post in early April.[7]
He died in Bucharest in November 1940, during the National Legionary State.[4]
Notes
- ^ Grigore and Șerbu, p. 251
- ^ Grigore and Șerbu, pp. 251–52
- ^ Grigore and Șerbu, p. 252
- ^ a b c Grigore and Șerbu, p. 253
- ^ Grigore and Șerbu, pp. 252–53
- ISBN 978-60683-043-4-2
- ISBN 978-97396-599-7-0
References
- Constantin Grigore and Miliana Șerbu, Miniștrii de interne (1862–2007), Editura Ministerului Internelor și Reformei Administrative, Bucharest, 2007. ISBN 978-97374-504-8-7