András Gálszécsy

Who is András Gálszécsy?

András Gálszécsy is a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Civilian Intelligence Services of Hungary between 1990 and 1992.

Gálszécsy graduated from the Janus Pannonius University in Pécs. His family was deported from 1950 to 1953 to the Hortobágy. Until 1955 he worked as a soldier of the labour service. From 1956 he joined to the Civil Engineering Company III as a wotkingman. Later he served in the Baranya County Construction Company as material manager. From 1966 he worked for the Labour Department of Budapest City Council as a jurist. Between 1971 and 1974 he was an instructor of the National Planning Board. After that he was head of a department at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office. From 1975 to 1979 he served as head of the State Population Registry. Till 1981 he was the Deputy Director of Banking Centre. Between 1981 and 1990 he served as marketing director at the Semmelweis University.

After the first democratic elections he served as high councillor of the Prime Minister's Office. When Péter Boross became Minister of the Interior Gálszécsy was appointed Minister of Civilian Intelligence Services. He took the office until February 1992.