András Tasnádi Nagy

Jurist, Politician

1882 – 1956

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Who was András Tasnádi Nagy?

András Tasnádi Nagy was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1938 and 1939.

He finished law studies at the University of Budapest. He worked as a lawyer from 1908. He worked for the Hungarian Railways as counsel between 1910 and 1925, and as attorney general until 1926. He became administrative state secretary of the Ministry of Justice in 1933 later he served in the Ministry of Religion and Education. Tasnádi Nagy was elected to the Diet of Hungary in the colours of the governing Party of National Unity in 1935. he regain his seat in 1939. He was appointed justice minister to the Béla Imrédy cabinet.

He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1 November 1939 to 29 March 1945. He also held his position after the Arrow Cross Party's coup. He became a leading member of the National Alliance of Lawmakers which was established by the Nazi-dominated puppet government. As a result of this after the Second World War Tasnádi Nagy was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment by the People's Tribunal in Budapest.

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Born
Jan 29, 1882
Budapest
Profession
Education
  • Eötvös Loránd University
Died
Jul 1, 1956
Budapest

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on July 23, 2013

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