Béla Székely Explained

Béla Székely
Order:Minister of Finance of Hungary
Term Start:3 April 1919
Term End:1 August 1919
Predecessor:Jenő Varga
Successor:Ferenc Miákits
Birth Name:Béla Weisz
Birth Date:1889 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Soviet Union
Profession:politician, economist
Party:MSZDP, Hungarian Communist Party

Béla Székely (Born. as Béla Weisz[1] 17 July 1889 – 10 January 1939) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance in 1919 (until 24 June with Gyula Lengyel). After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic he emigrated to Austria. From 1930, Székely worked in Berlin later lived in the Soviet Union. In 1938 he was arrested and executed during the Great Purge.

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Notes and References

  1. Decree No 51814. of 1902 of the Royal Hungarian Ministry of the Interior. MNL-OL 30806. microfilm 576. fig. Name change statements 1902. year 43. page 35. line 35.