Grigore Balș

Grigore Balș (d. 1895) was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician.

Born into an old Moldavian boyar family, the son of a logothete, Balș was active in the movement for the Union of the Principalities. In 1858, he edited Constituționalul magazine at Iași, taking a pro-union line. He was part of the first Moldavian government following the achievement of this objective with the election of Alexandru Ioan Cuza as domnitor in early 1859, serving as Finance Minister under from January to March that year. He was then Foreign Minister in the cabinet of Manolache Costache Epureanu from November 1859 to March 1860.^[1]

After the political union of Moldavia with Wallachia, in January 1862, Balș was named to the first government encompassing all Romania. Within the cabinet of Barbu Catargiu, he was Minister of Religious Affairs and Public Instruction for several days in January. He was then reshuffled to become Finance Minister, remaining until March. Following the advent of constitutional monarchy in 1866, he was elected deputy (1866) and senator (1867). He served as Assembly President from November 1869 to May 1870. In 1880, he signed the founding statute of the Conservative Party.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b Dinu C. Giurescu, Dicționar biografic de istorie a României, p. 48. Bucharest: Editura Meronia, 2008. ISBN 978-973-7839-39-8

v t Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
Adunarea Deputaților (Assembly of Deputies) 1862–1947	Alexandru Emanoil Florescu Manolache Costache Epureanu Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiu Manolache Costache Epureanu Lascăr Catargiu Anastasie Fătu Ion C. Brătianu Costache Negri Grigore Balș Gheorghe Costa-Foru Dimitrie Ghica Constantin N. Brăiloiu Constantin A. Rosetti George D. Vernescu Constantin A. Rosetti Dimitrie C. Brătianu Dimitrie Lecca Constantin A. Rosetti Dimitrie Lecca Lascăr Catargiu Constantin Grădișteanu Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Gheorghe Rosnovanu Gheorghe Manu Petre S. Aurelian Dimitrie Gianni Constantin Olănescu Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Mihail Pherekyde Ștefan C. Șendrea Grigore Trandafil Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu Mihail Pherekyde Basile M. Missir Mihail Pherekyde Constantin Olănescu Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu Mihail Pherekyde Vasile Morțun Constantin Meissner Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Nicolae Iorga Duiliu Zamfirescu Mihail Orleanu Petre P. Negulescu Nicolae Săveanu Ștefan Cicio Pop Dimitrie Pompeiu Ștefan Cicio Pop Nicolae Săveanu Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Mihail Sadoveanu
Marea Adunare Națională (Grand National Assembly) 1948–1989	Gheorghe Apostol Constantin Agiu Constantin Pârvulescu Alexandru Drăghici Constantin Doncea Gheorghe Apostol Ion Vincze Gheorghe Apostol Constantin Pîrvulescu Ștefan Voitec Miron Constantinescu Nicolae Giosan
Adunarea Deputaților (Assembly of Deputies) 1990–1992	Marțian Dan
Camera Deputaților (Chamber of Deputies) since 1992	Adrian Năstase Ion Diaconescu Valer Dorneanu Adrian Năstase Bogdan Olteanu Roberta Anastase Valeriu Zgonea Florin Iordache Liviu Dragnea Marcel Ciolacu Ludovic Orban Marcel Ciolacu

v t Barbu Catargiu cabinet (January 22 - June 24, 1862)
Prime Minister	Barbu Catargiu , Apostol Arsache
Ministers	Constantin N. Brăiloiu, Dimitrie Cornea (Justice) Alexandru C. Moruzi, Grigore Balș, , (Finance) Ioan Grigore Ghica (War) Apostol Arsache (Foreign Affairs) Barbu Catargiu, Dimitrie Cornea, Alexandru Em. Florescu (Public Works) Barbu Catargiu, Apostol Arsache (Interior) Grigore Balș, Barbu Bellu (Religion and Public Instruction) Apostol Arsache, Alexandru Em. Florescu (Control)