Gheorghe Tașcă

Gheorghe Tașcă
Gheorghe Tașcă in 1942
Born
Iorgu Tașcă

(1875-01-30)January 30, 1875
DiedMarch 25, 1951(1951-03-25) (aged 76)
NationalityRomanian
Occupation(s)Economist, politician, diplomat
SpouseCordelia Demetriescu (1874–1971)
ChildrenElisabeta Tașcă (1906–1992)
Georgeta Tașcă (1908–1996)
Parent(s)Gheorghe I. Tașcă (1847–1935)
Maria Tașcă (née Dabija) (1849–1945)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
University of Paris
Theses
Doctoral advisorAndré Weiss
Academic work
InstitutionsBucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Minister of Industry and Commerce
In office
January 12, 1932  June 5, 1932
Prime MinisterNicolae Iorga
Preceded byNicolae Vasilescu-Karpen
Succeeded byIon Lugoșianu

Gheorghe Tașcă (born Iorgu Tașcă, January 30, 1875 – March 25, 1951) was a Romanian economist, lawyer, academic, diplomat, and politician. He was a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy.

After a distinguished career as jurist and professor at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, ambassador to Germany, and Minister of Industry and Commerce, he became a victim of the Communist regime, dying at Sighet Prison.