Preceded by Ferenc Szekely Profession politician Succeeded by Bela Jankovich Name Janos Zichy | Preceded by Albert Apponyi Role Politician Succeeded by Marton Lovaszy | |
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Born 30 May 1868
Nagylang, Austria-Hungary ( 1868-05-30 ) Political party Catholic People\'s Party, Constitution Party, Party of National Work, Catholic Economical and Social Party Died January 6, 1944, Soponya, Hungary | ||
Count János Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (30 May 1868 – 6 January 1944) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education between 1910–1913 and in 1918. He was a member of the House of Magnates from 1894. He was the chairman of the Catholic People's Party for many years, but he resigned in 1903. He joined the Constitution Party in 1906. When the party collapsed, he became a member of the Party of National Work.
During the Hungarian Soviet Republic he participated in the movements against the communists. In 1922 he was elected to the Diet of Hungary. Zichy was a legitimist politician, he founded the legitimist Catholic Economical and Social Party (KGSZP). He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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