István Vásáry

István Vásáry (29 January 1887 – 25 August 1955) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance between 1944 and 1945 in the Interim National Government. He studied law in his birthplace. He was the mayor of Debrecen between 1928 and 1935. He became representative as member of the Smallholders Party in 1939. After 1945 he led the party's right-wing side. On 12 March 1946 he was excluded from the party due to the pressure of the Hungarian Communist Party. Vásáry retired from the politics in 1947.

István Vásáry
Minister of Finance of Hungary
In office 22 December 1944 (officially 27 March 1945) – 21 July 1945
Preceded by	Lajos Reményi-Schneller
Succeeded by	Imre Oltványi
Personal details
Born	(1887-01-29)29 January 1887 Debrecen, Austria-Hungary
Died	25 August 1955(1955-08-25) (aged 68) Debrecen, People's Republic of Hungary
Political party	FKGP
Profession	politician, economist

The native form of this personal name is Vásáry István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
• Vásáry István /linksite.hu/

Political offices
Preceded by György Magoss	Mayor of Debrecen 1928–1935	Succeeded by Sándor Kölcsey
Preceded by Jenő Rátz House of Magnates	Speaker of the Provisional National Assembly Acting 1944	Succeeded by Béla Zsedényi
Preceded by András Tasnádi Nagy House of Representatives
Preceded by Lajos Reményi-Schneller	Minister of Finance 1944–1945	Succeeded by Imre Oltványi