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 onto the pressure of the Hungarian Communist Party. Vásáry retired from the politics in 1947.
István Vásáry | |
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| 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 | 29 January 1887 Debrecen, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 25 August 1955 (aged 68) Debrecen, People's Republic of Hungary |
| Political party | FKGP |
| Profession | politician, economist |
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