Dumitru Iuca (March 7, 1882 – November 27, 1940) was aRomanian politician.
Born inGiurgiu, he studied law in university before practicing as a lawyer with theVlașca County bar. Entering theNational Liberal Party (PNL), Iuca was namedprefect of Vlașca in 1914, and also served as mayor of his hometown. In 1919, he was elected to theAssembly of Deputies. In the 1930s, he formed part of a relatively younger faction within the PNL, alongsideGheorghe Tătărescu,Victor Iamandi,Ion Inculeț,Richard Franasovici andValer Pop. This clashed with the older wing led byDinu Brătianu and was eventually driven to join thecamarilla surroundingKingCarol II.[1]
Iuca was deputy state secretary in theInterior Ministry from November 1933 to August 1936. This period was marked by violent clashes between the government and theIron Guard, culminating with the latter's assassination ofPrime MinisterIon 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 the1923 Constitution that barred unauthorized service in foreign armies, he helped facilitate thefunerals of Ion Moța and Vasile Marin, arranging for a specialfuneral 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 theNational Legionary State.[4]