Florea Dumitrescu (April 4, 1927 – April 16, 2018) was a Romanian economist and diplomat. Dumitrescu held the positions of Minister of Finance of Romania from 1969 to 1978 and Governor of the National Bank of Romania from 1984 until 1989 under President Nicolae Ceaușescu during the country's Communist era. He served as Ambassador of Romania to China from 1978 to 1983. In parallel, he also served as from 1979 to 1987. He was appointed Governor of the National Bank of Romania from 1984 until his dismissal by Ceaușescu in March 1989.