Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer

Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer
Minister of the Interior of Hungary
In office 24 August 1931 – 4 March 1935
Preceded by	Béla Scitovszky
Succeeded by	Miklós Kozma
In office 13 May 1938 – 22 March 1944
Preceded by	József Széll
Succeeded by	Andor Jaross
Personal details
Born	(1881-02-18)18 February 1881 Pécs, Hungary
Died	Vienna, Austria
Political party	KNEP, Unity Party, Party of National Unity, Party of Hungarian Life
Profession	politician

The native form of this personal name is Keresztes-Fischer Ferenc. This article uses the Western name order.

Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer (18 February 1881 – 3 March 1948) was a lawyer and a Hungarian politician. He was an advisor of the Pécsi Takarékpénztár Rt. / Pécs Savings Bank Corp. Before he became prefect of Baranya County 1921–1931, prefect of Somogy County 1925–1931 and Interior Minister twice; between 1931–1935 and 1938–1944. He controlled the police terror against left wing movements and against right wing movements. In a secret statement he ordered to collect Press articles. On 12 September 1938, he allowed the OMIKE to increase its activities. During the Second World War he was an active supporter of governor admiral Miklós Horthy, he wrote a book about the Kaiserliche Marine in Chile before the first World War. He joined to the Bethlen-Kállay conservative group, which wanted to make a relation with the United States and the United Kingdom for the treatment with the Allies. After the Nazi occupation he was imprisoned in a concentration camp. He lived in emigration.

After the death of Pál Teleki (3 April 1941) Keresztes-Fischer became acting Prime Minister on that day. One year later, On 7 March 1942, Bárdossy was forced to resign as prime minister suddenly by Regent Horthy. As Minister of the Interior Ferenc-Keresztes was the interim Prime Minister until 9 March, when Miklós Kállay was appointed to this position.

His younger brother was Lajos Keresztes-Fischer, a Hungarian military officer who served as Chief of General Staff in 1938. He was also arrested after Ferenc Szálasi's coup.

See also

• Serbian-Hungarian Baranya-Baja Republic 1921

Sources

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
• Bölöny, József – Hubai, László: Magyarország kormányai 1848–2004 [Cabinets of Hungary 1848–2004], Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 2004 (5th edition).
• Akten des Volksgerichtsprozesses gegen Franz A. Basch, Volksgruppenführer der Deutschen in Ungarn, Budapest 1945/46, Friedrich Spiegel-Schmidt, Lóránt Tilkovszky, Gerhard Seewann, Norbert Spannenberger, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag 1999.

Political offices
Preceded by Béla Scitovszky	Minister of the Interior 1931–1935	Succeeded by Miklós Kozma
Preceded by József Széll	Minister of the Interior 1938–1944	Succeeded by Andor Jaross
Preceded by Pál Teleki	Prime Minister of Hungary Acting 1941	Succeeded by László Bárdossy
Preceded by László Bárdossy	Prime Minister of Hungary Acting 1942	Succeeded by Miklós Kállay
	Minister of Foreign Affairs Acting 1942