Mihail Manoilescu

Mihail Manoilescu
74th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
In office 4 July 1940 – 14 September 1940
Prime Minister	Ion Gigurtu
Preceded by	Constantin Argetoianu
Succeeded by	Mihail R. Sturdza
Personal details
Born	(1891-12-09)December 9, 1891 Tecuci, Kingdom of Romania
Died	December 30, 1950(1950-12-30) (aged 59) Sighet Prison, Romanian People's Republic
Political party	National Liberal Party People's Party Iron Guard
Alma mater	School of Bridges and Roads
Occupation	Engineer, economist, journalist
Employer(s)	National Bank of Romania Politehnica University of Bucharest

Mihail Manoilescu (Romanian pronunciation: [mihaˈil mano.iˈlesku]; December 9, 1891 – December 30, 1950) was a Romanian journalist, engineer, economist, politician and memoirist, who served as Foreign Minister of Romania during the summer of 1940. An active promoter of and contributor to fascist ideology and antisemitic sentiment,^[1] he was a financial backer of the Iron Guard in the late 1930s. His corporatist ideas influenced economic policy in several countries during the 1930s, particularly in Brazil.