Béla Székely

Béla Székely
Minister of Finance of Hungary
In office 3 April 1919 – 1 August 1919
Preceded by	Jenő Varga
Succeeded by	Ferenc Miákits
Personal details
Born	Béla Weisz (1889-07-17)17 July 1889 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	10 January 1939(1939-01-10) (aged 49) Soviet Union
Political party	MSZDP, Hungarian Communist Party
Profession	politician, economist

The native form of this personal name is Székely Béla. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Béla Székely (Born as Béla Weisz^[1] 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.

References

1. Decree No 51814. of 1902 of the Royal Hungarian Ministry of the Interior. MNL-OL 30806. microfilm 576. fig. Name change statements 1902. year 43. page 35. line 35.

Sources

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

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