Constantin Ion Parhon

Constantin Parhon
President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic
In office 30 December 1947 – 13 April 1948
Preceded by	Position established. Michael I as King of Romania
Succeeded by	Himself (as President of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly)
President of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly
In office 13 April 1948 – 12 June 1952
Preceded by	Himself (as President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic)
Succeeded by	Petru Groza
Member of the Great National Assembly
In office 1948–1961
Member of the Assembly of Deputies
In office 19 November 1946 – 25 February 1948
Personal details
Born	(1874-10-15)15 October 1874 Câmpulung, Argeș County, Kingdom of Romania
Died	9 August 1969(1969-08-09) (aged 94) Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania
Resting place	Carol Park, Bucharest, Romania (until 1991)
Political party	Peasants' Party (1919–1921) Romanian Communist Party (1921–1969)
Alma mater	University of Bucharest
Profession	Physician, Professor, Politician
Awards	Hero of Socialist Labour
Signature
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Iași Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Constantin Ion Parhon (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtin iˈon parˈhon] ^ⓘ; 15 October 1874 – 9 August 1969) was a Romanian neuropsychiatrist, endocrinologist and politician. He was the first head of state of the Romanian People's Republic from 1947 to 1952. Parhon was President of the Physicians and Naturalists Society in Iași, director of medical institutes, professor, and a titular member of the Romanian Academy.