Paul Niculescu-Mizil

Paul Niculescu-Mizil
Niculescu-Mizil in 1966
Born	(1923-11-25)25 November 1923 Bucharest, Romania
Died	5 December 2008(2008-12-05) (aged 85)
Nationality	Romanian
Occupation	politician
Known for	Education Minister, Finance Minister, Deputy Prime Minister
Notable work	helped distance Romania from the Soviet Union
Political party	Romanian Communist Party
Spouse	Lidia
Children	6
Parent	Gheorghe Niculescu-Mizil (father)
Relatives	Oana Niculescu-Mizil (granddaughter)
Awards	Order of the Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic

Paul Niculescu-Mizil (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpa.ul nikuˈlesku miˈzil]; 25 November 1923 – 5 December 2008) was a Romanian communist politician. Joining the Romanian Communist Party due to his background and intellectual aspirations, he was prominent in the agitprop department during Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej's rule. Under Nicolae Ceaușescu, he went from handling foreign affairs in the late 1960s to holding ministerial posts in the 1970s to a marginal position in the 1980s. After the regime's collapse in 1989, he spent time in prison before emerging as a vocal defender of the system he had served.