Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer

Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer
Minister of the Interior of Hungary
In office
24 August 1931 – 4 March 1935
Preceded by Béla Scitovszky
Succeeded by Miklós Kozma
In office
13 May 1938 – 22 March 1944
Preceded by József Széll
Succeeded by Andor Jaross
Personal details
Born (1881-02-18)18 February 1881
Pécs, Hungary
Died 3 March 1948(1948-03-03) (aged 67)
Vienna, Austria
Political party KNEP, Unity Party, Party of National Unity, Party of Hungarian Life
Profession politician
The native form of this personal name is Keresztes-Fischer Ferenc. This article uses the Western name order.

Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer (18 February 1881 – 3 March 1948) was a lawyer and a Hungarian politician. He was an advisor of the Pécsi Takarékpénztár Rt. / Pécs Savings Bank Corp. He was the prefect of Baranya County 1921–1931, and the prefect of Somogy County 1925–1931 and was appointed as Interior Minister of Hungary twice; between 1931–1935 and 1938–1944. He controlled the police terror against both the left and right wing political movements. In a secret directive he ordered the collection of Press articles.(?) On 12 September 1938, he allowed the OMIKE to increase its activities. During the Second World War he was an active supporter of the Regent, Admiral Miklós Horthy. After the death of Pál Teleki (3 April 1941) Keresztes-Fischer became acting Prime Minister on that day.[1] One year later, On March 7, 1942, Bárdossy the prime minister was forced to resign suddenly by Regent Horthy and as Minister of the Interior, Ferenc-Keresztes was the interim Prime Minister until 9 March, when Miklós Kállay was appointed to this position.[2]

He joined the Bethlen-Kállay political conservatives, which wanted to establish contacts with the Allies to negotiate Hungary's treatment after the war. After the March 1944 occupation of Hungary by Nazi Germany, he was imprisoned in a concentration camp and then exiled to Austria.

His younger brother was Lajos Keresztes-Fischer, a Hungarian military officer who served as Chief of General Staff in 1938. He was also arrested after Ferenc Szálasi's coup.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bölöny – Hubai 2004, p. 29.
  2. ↑ Bölöny – Hubai 2004, p. 29.
  3. ↑ Magyar Katolikus Lexikon – Hadtörténeti Közlemények 1984/2:386.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Béla Scitovszky		 Minister of the Interior
1931–1935 		Succeeded by
Miklós Kozma
Preceded by
József Széll		 Minister of the Interior
1938–1944 		Succeeded by
Andor Jaross
Preceded by
Pál Teleki		 Prime Minister of Hungary
Acting
1941 		Succeeded by
László Bárdossy
Preceded by
László Bárdossy		 Prime Minister of Hungary
Acting
1942 		Succeeded by
Miklós Kállay
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Acting
1942
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