Emil Bodnăraș

Emil Bodnăraș
Bodnăraș in 1959
Vice President of the State Council
In office
9 December 1967  24 January 1976
PresidentNicolae Ceaușescu
Preceded byIon Gheorghe Maurer
Succeeded byMaria Ciocan
First Vice President of the Council of Ministers
In office
4 October 1955  8 December 1967
Prime MinisterChivu Stoica
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Preceded byChivu Stoica
Succeeded byIlie Verdeț
Minister of War
In office
27 December 1947  3 October 1955
Prime MinisterPetru Groza
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Preceded byMihail Lascăr
Succeeded byLeontin Sălăjan
Personal details
Born(1904-02-10)February 10, 1904
Iaslovăț, Suceava County, Austria-Hungary
DiedJanuary 24, 1976(1976-01-24) (aged 71)
Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania
Resting placeIaslovăț, Romania
Political partyRomanian Communist Party
Other political
affiliations
National Romanian Fascio (1920s)
National Christian Defense League (1924–1925)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Romania
 Socialist Republic of Romania
Branch/service Royal Romanian Army
 Romanian Land Forces
Years of service1930–1931, 1947–1976 (Romania)
RankGeneral
Battles/warsWorld War II
Hungarian Revolution

Emil Bodnăraș (10 February 1904 – 24 January 1976) was a Romanian communist politician, an army officer, and a Soviet agent, who had considerable influence in the Romanian People's Republic.