Tibor Scitovszky Explained

Tibor Scitovszky
Order:Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary
Primeminister:István Bethlen
Term Start:15 November 1924
Term End:17 March 1925
Predecessor:István Bethlen
Successor:Lajos Walko
Birth Date:21 June 1875
Birth Place:Nőtincs, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Los Angeles, United States
Profession:politician
Party:Unity Party
Children:Tibor Scitovsky

Tibor Scitovszky de Nagykér (21 June 1875  - 12 April 1959) was a Hungarian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1924 and 1925.[1] He started his career in the Ministry of Trade after attending the university in Budapest and Paris. During the Treaty of Trianon he participated in the peace negotiations. He was the chairman of the Hungarian General Credit Bank from 1944. When the communist regime nationalized the banks Scitovszky left the country and emigrated to the United States.

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  1. Palm, C. G., & Reed, D., Guide to the Hoover Institution Archives (Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, 1980), p. 211.