Albert Kónya

Albert Kónya (14 June 1917 – 16 March 1988) was a

In 1952 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Education, his first role in politics. Kónya held this position until 1956, aiding two ministers, József Darvas and Tibor Erdey-Grúz. In 1954 he was elected as alternate member of the Hungarian Working People's Party's Central Leadership. He became Minister of Education on 30 July 1956. He also held his position during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.^{[citation needed]}

Not long before the revolution he supported the students' university autonomy in Budapest and Szeged. He did not oblige students to learn Russian. After the uprising he was condemned^{[by whom?]} because of his role in the second Imre Nagy cabinet and he had to resign from all of his political positions. Kónya returned to teaching.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

He married Anna Vydra with whom he had three children – a daughter, Anikó and two sons, Albert and László.^[1]

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

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