Béla Székely

Béla Székely (17 July 1889 – 10 January 1939) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance in 1919 (until 24 June with Gyula Lengyel). After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic he emigrated to Austria. From 1930, Székely worked in Berlin later lived in the Soviet Union. In 1938 he was arrested and executed during the Great Purge.

Béla Székely
Minister of Finance of Hungary
In office
3 April 1919  1 August 1919
Preceded byJenő Varga
Succeeded byFerenc Miákits
Personal details
Born(1889-07-17)17 July 1889
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died10 January 1939(1939-01-10) (aged 49)
Soviet Union
Political partyMSZDP, Hungarian Communist Party
Professionpolitician, economist

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Jenő Varga
People's Commissar of Finance
with Gyula Lengyel

1919
Succeeded by
himself alone
Preceded by
himself
with Gyula Lengyel
People's Commissar of Finance
1919
Succeeded by
Ferenc Miákits


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