Victor Iamandi

Victor Iamandi (February 15, 1891 – 26 November 1940) was a Romanian politician who served as the Romanian Minister of Justice in 1938–1939, in several successive cabinets.

Victor Iamandi
Minister of Religious Affairs and the Arts
In office 10 February 1938 – 31 March 1938
Prime Minister	Miron Cristea
Preceded by	Ioan Lupaș
Succeeded by	Nicolae Colan
Minister of Justice
In office 31 March 1938 – 23 November 1939
Prime Minister	Miron Cristea Armand Călinescu Gheorghe Argeșanu Constantin Argetoianu
Preceded by	Mircea Cancicov
Succeeded by	Istrate Micescu
Personal details
Born	(1891-02-15)February 15, 1891 Hodora, Iași County, Kingdom of Romania
Died	November 26, 1940(1940-11-26) (aged 49) Jilava Prison, Ilfov County
Political party	National Liberal Party
Alma mater	University of Iași
Occupation	Politician and activist
Profession	Lawyer

He was born in Hodora, Iași County, the son of Ion and Lucreția Iamandi. He studied law at the University of Iași, graduating in 1914. From 1916 to 1922 he was a history teacher at the National High School in Iași.^[1] After he joined the National Liberal Party,^[1] he became a deputy in the lower house of the Parliament of Romania.^[2]

Iamandi was assassinated at Jilava Prison, near Bucharest, by members of the Iron Guard during the Jilava Massacre, due to the measures he took against the Guard during his ministerial service.

A gymnasium in Munteni bears his name.^[3]

References

1. "Iamandi Victor. 1891–1940 – Om politic anti-fascist". www.colegiulnationaliasi.ro (in Romanian). National College (Iași). Retrieved September 7, 2022.
2. Pepene, Nicolae. "Gheorghe Brătianu – răzvrătitul din neamul liberalilor". Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved September 7, 2022.
3. "Școala Gimnazială "Victor Iamandi", Munteni". eutopia.guide (in Romanian). Retrieved September 7, 2022.

External links

• "Biography".