Vintilă Brătianu | |
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| Prime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 24 November 1927 – 9 November 1928 | |
| Monarch | Michael I |
| Preceded by | Ion I. C. Brătianu |
| Succeeded by | Iuliu Maniu |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 22 June 1927 – 3 November 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Mihai Popovici |
| Succeeded by | Mihai Popovici |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 15 August 1916 – 19 July 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Ion I. C. Brătianu |
| Succeeded by | Constantin Iancovescu |
| Mayor of Bucharest | |
| In office June 1907 – February 1910 | |
| Preceded by | C. Costescu Comăneanu |
| Succeeded by | Procop Ion Dumitrescu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vintilă Ion Constantin Brătianu (1867-09-16)September 16, 1867 |
| Died | December 22, 1930(1930-12-22) (aged 66) |
| Political party | National Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Lia Stolojan |
| Children | Vintilă V. Brătianu |
| Parent(s) | Ion C. Brătianu, Pia Brătianu |
| Alma mater | École Centrale Paris |
| Profession | engineer |
Vintilă Ion Constantin Brătianu (Romanian pronunciation:[vinˈtiləbrətiˈanu]; 16 September 1867 – 22 December 1930) was aRomanian politician who served asPrime Minister of Romania between 24 November 1927 and 9 November 1928. He and his brothersIon I. C. Brătianu andDinu Brătianu were the leaders of theNational Liberal Party of Romania, founded by their father,Ion C. Brătianu.
Born at his family's estate ofFlorica, inȘtefănești,Argeș County, Vintilă Brătianu started his studies atSaint Sava High School inBucharest. He then went toFrance to study engineering atÉcole Centrale Paris from 1886 to 1890. After returning to Romania, he entered politics.
From 1907 to 1911 he wasMayor of Bucharest.[1] DuringWorld War I, he wasMinister of War (15 August 1916–19 July 1917) and then Minister for War Munitions.
After the war, he served asFinance Minister (19 January 1922–9 March 1926) in the Liberal government led by his brother, Ion.[2] After his brother died on 24 November 1927, he assumed the post of Prime Minister of Romania until he was forced to resign a year later to allow the newNational Peasants' Party government ofIuliu Maniu to take office. In November 1927 he also assumed the presidency of the National Liberal Party; he remained in that position until the end of his life.
On 22 December 1930 Brătianu was at his estate inMihăești, Vâlcea, when he had astroke ofapoplexy which paralyzed his left side; he died that evening at the hospital in nearbyRâmnicu Vâlcea.[3] He is buried at the family estate,Florica, in a crypt where also lie his father Ion C. Brătianu and his brother Ion I. C. Brătianu,[2][4] as well as his other brother, Dinu Brătianu, and his nephew,Gheorghe I. Brătianu, both of whom died in the early 1950s atSighet Prison.[5]
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