Ioan Totu

Ioan Totu
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
In office
August 26, 1986  November 2, 1989
PresidentNicolae Ceaușescu
Preceded byIlie Văduva
Succeeded byIon Stoian
Vice Prime Minister of Romania
In office
November 3, 1982  March 28, 1985
PresidentNicolae Ceauşescu
President of the State Planning Committee
In office
November 4, 1989  December 22, 1989
PresidentNicolae Ceaușescu
Personal details
Born(1931-05-14)May 14, 1931
Otetelișu, Vâlcea County, Kingdom of Romania
DiedApril 21, 1992(1992-04-21) (aged 60)
Bucharest, Romania
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Political partyRomanian Communist Party
ProfessionEconomist

Ioan Totu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈo̯an ˈtotu]; May 14, 1931 – April 21, 1992) was a Romanian economist and communist politician who served as the Vice Prime Minister of Romania from 1982 to 1985 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1986 to 1989, during the rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu. He briefly served as President of the State Planning Committee in late 1989.