Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice of Romania | |
| In office 23 August 1944 – 23 February 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | Constantin Sănătescu Nicolae Rădescu Petru Groza |
| Preceded by | Ion C. Marinescu |
| Succeeded by | Avram Bunaciu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1900 Bacău, Kingdom of Romania |
| Died | 17 April 1954 (aged 53) Jilava Prison, Ilfov County, Romanian People's Republic |
| Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
| Political party | Romanian Communist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Elena Pătrășcanu, née Schwamern |
| Parent(s) | Dimitrie D. Pătrășcanu Lucreția Pătrășcanu |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest Leipzig University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu (Romanian pronunciation: [luˈkretsju pətrəʃˈkanu]; 4 November 1900 – 17 April 1954) was a Romanian communist politician and leading member of the Communist Party of Romania (PCR), also noted for his activities as a lawyer, sociologist and economist. For a while, he was a professor at the University of Bucharest. Pătrășcanu rose to a government position before the end of World War II and, after having disagreed with Stalinist tenets on several occasions, eventually came into conflict with the Romanian Communist government of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. He became a political prisoner and was ultimately executed. Fourteen years after Pătrășcanu's death, Romania's new communist leader, Nicolae Ceaușescu, endorsed his rehabilitation as part of a change in policy.