Károly Grecsák Explained

Károly Grecsák
Order:Minister of Justice of Hungary
Term Start:18 August 1917
Term End:25 January 1918
Predecessor:Vilmos Vázsonyi
Successor:Vilmos Vázsonyi
Birth Date:15 November 1854
Birth Place:Versec, Kingdom of Hungary
Death Place:Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Profession:politician, jurist
Party:Party of Hungarian Order

Károly Grecsák (15 November 1854 - 17 December 1924) was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1917 and 1918. He was a representative of the Moderate Opposition from 1881 to 1891. He was the founder and an editor of the first German language oppositional newspaper, the Budapester Tageblatt. From 1891 he worked as a judge for the Court of Szeged, later moved to Budapest to the Court. After the ministership he became a lawyer in the capital city. He was the founder and chairman of the Party of Hungarian Order which functioned from 1920 to 1922.

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