Sándor Wekerle Jr.

This article is about the Minister of Finance. For his father, the Prime Minister of Hungary, see Sándor Wekerle.

The native form of this personal name is ifjabb Wekerle Sándor. This article uses the Western name order.

Sándor Wekerle Jr.


Minister of Finance of Hungary
In office 5 September 1928 – 24 August 1931
Preceded by	János Bud
Succeeded by	Gyula Károlyi
Personal details
Born	(1878-06-26)June 26, 1878 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	23 December 1963(1963-12-23) (aged 85) Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary
Political party	Constitution Party, Unity Party
Profession	Politician, economist

Sándor Wekerle the Younger (26 June 1878 - 23 December 1963) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance between 1928 and 1931. His father was Sándor Wekerle, who was the Prime Minister of Hungary at three times during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Wekerle Jr. studied on the University of Budapest and other several universities in Europe. He was member of the House of Representatives between 1906 and 1910. He fought in the First World War. After the war he taught for the Academy of Trade again. In 1927 he became a member of the House of Magnates.

During his ministership he tried, without significant result, to fight against the effects of the Great Depression. In the late period of the Regency he published lot of works about the law and finance.

References

Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Political offices
Preceded by János Bud	Minister of Finance 1928–1931	Succeeded by Gyula Károlyi

Ministers of Finance of Hungary (since 1848)

Revolution of 1848	Kossuth Batthyány Duschek

Kingdom of Hungary	Lónyay Kerkapoly Szlávy Ghyczy Széll Tisza Szapáry Tisza Wekerle Sr. Lukács Fejérváry Hegedűs Wekerle Sr. Lukács Teleszky Gratz Wekerle Sr. Popovics

Transition period	M. Károlyi Szende J. Varga Székely and Lengyel Székely Miákits Peidl Grünn Korányi

Regency	Hegedüs Hegyeshalmi Bethlen Kállay Walko Korányi Bud Wekerle Jr. G. Károlyi Korányi Imrédy Fabinyi Reményi-Schneller

Transition period	Vásáry Oltványi Gordon Rácz Nyárádi Gerő

Communist Hungary	Kossa Olt Kossa Antos Nyers Tímár Vályi Faluvégi Hetényi Medgyessy Villányi Békesi

Republic of Hungary	Rabár Kupa Szabó Békesi Bokros Medgyessy Járai M. Varga László Draskovics Veres Oszkó Matolcsy M. Varga

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