Gheorghe Costaforu

Gheorghe Costaforu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office March 11, 1871 – April 27, 1873
Prime Minister	Lascăr Catargiu
Preceded by	Nicolae Callimachi-Catargiu
Succeeded by	Vasile Boerescu
President of the Assembly of Deputies
In office 2 July 1870 – 3 February 1871
Monarch	Carol I of Romania
Preceded by	Grigore Balș
Succeeded by	Nicolae Păcleanu
Personal details
Born	(1816-10-26)October 26, 1816 Bucharest, Wallachia
Died	November 28, 1876(1876-11-28) (aged 60) Bucharest, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Children	Constantin Costa-Foru
Alma mater	Sorbonne University
Profession	Lawyer, professor
Employer	University of Bucharest

Gheorghe Costaforu (October 26, 1820 – November 28, 1876) was a lawyer, university professor and Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Life and career

A graduate of Law School at Sorbonne University, Costa-Foru became the author of contemporary education system in Romania. He was one of the initiators of a large university palace complex construction at the University of Bucharest which was started in 1857. In 1864, he was appointed the university's first rector by decree of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, serving until 1871. From March 11, 1871 to April 27, 1873, Costa-Foru served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and in 1873, he was the Romanian envoy to Vienna. He also served as President of the Assembly of Deputies from July 2, 1870 to February 3, 1871.