Alexandru Plagino

Alexandru C. Plagino, or Plajino (August 21, 1821 – October 4, 1894), was a Wallachian-born Romanian politician.

Born to a boyar family of Greek origin, his parents were the great postelnic Constantin Plagino and his wife Eufrosina, the daughter of Alexander Mourousis. He became a paharnic in 1840 and an Aga in 1850. Plagino was prefect of the Bucharest police in 1850-1851, and was made great logothete in 1852. He served as state secretary from 1854 to 1856. After the Union of the Principalities, he was Finance Minister in the Wallachian government from July 1861 to January 1862, under Dimitrie Ghica.