János Zichy Explained

János Zichy
Order1:Minister of Religion and Education of Hungary
Term Start1:1 March 1910
Term End1:26 February 1913
Predecessor1:Ferenc Székely
Successor1:Béla Jankovich
Term Start2:8 May 1918
Term End2:31 October 1918
Predecessor2:Albert Apponyi
Successor2:Márton Lovászy
Birth Date:1868 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Nagyláng, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Nagyláng, Kingdom of Hungary
Profession:politician
Signature:Zichy János aláírása.jpg
Party:Catholic People's Party, Constitution Party, Party of National Work, Catholic Economical and Social Party
Spouse:Margit Zichy
Children:János
Pál
György

Count János Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (30 May 1868 – 6 January 1944) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education between 1910–1913 and in 1918. He was a member of the House of Magnates from 1894. He was the chairman of the Catholic People's Party for many years, but he resigned in 1903. He joined the Constitution Party in 1906. When the party collapsed, he became a member of the Party of National Work.

During the Hungarian Soviet Republic he participated in the movements against the communists. In 1922, he was elected to the Diet of Hungary. Zichy was a legitimist politician, he founded the legitimist Christian Economic and Social Party (KGSZP).[1] He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

References

  1. Book: Vincent E. McHale . 1983 . Political parties of Europe . Greenwood Press . 511 . 0-313-23804-9.

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