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'Ion Gigurtu' (1886, Turnu Severin-1959) was a Romanian politician who served a brief term as Prime Minister of Romania in 1940 (from 4 July to 4 September), under the personal regime of King Carol II.
Ion Gigurtu had economic and political interests in Nazi Germany and his government was the first one to include members of the Iron Guard (Horia Sima) and to propose anti-Jewish legislation modelled on the Nuremberg Laws passed in Nazi Germany.
After the Soviet-imposed and Romanian Communist Party-led government took over Romania (''see Communist Romania''), Giugurtu was tried for repression of the Communist Party and sentenced to 15 years of prison. His wife Maria was also arrested and spent time in prison.