Rezső Nyers
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Rezső Nyers | |
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Minister of Finance | |
In office 5 January 1960 – 27 November 1962 | |
Preceded by | István Antos |
Succeeded by | Mátyás Tímár |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Children | Rezső Nyers |
Profession | Politician; economist |
Rezső Nyers (Hungarian:
Political career
Rezső Nyers was born on 21 March 1923 as the son of Rezső Nyers, Sr. (1898–1956), who served as the last mayor of
Nyers was appointed to the directorial post of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Economical Institute in 1974. As a result he resigned from all of his political positions (excluding the MSZMP Central Committee). He became chairman of the Közgazdasági Szemle's Editorial Committee in 1976. He served as chairman of the National Assembly's Reform Committee from 1987. In 1987 he became a member of the government as Minister of State. In the summer of 1988, Secretary-General Károly Grósz announced that he intended to resign from his position of Prime Minister to concentrate entirely on the party organization. Unlike the previous practice, he nominated four candidates, including Nyers, to the position to consult with county party committees, trade unions and the Patriotic People’s Front. As Grósz was aware of the disastrous economic situation and impending insolvency, Miklós Németh, who had established his reputation with his economic expertise, was also included. Finally the 66-year-old Nyers withdrew from candidature in favour of Németh, who took the oath on 24 November 1988.[5] By this time, Nyers had become one of the more prominent members of a faction of radical reformers who wanted to jettison the Communist system in favour of a market economy. Other members of this faction included Németh, fellow Minister of State Imre Pozsgay, and Foreign Minister Gyula Horn.
On 26 June 1989, Nyers was elected as president of the MSZMP, chairing a four-member collective presidency that replaced the Politburo. Nyers was elected by about 78-80 percent of the 1,256 delegates to the party congress. In this position, Nyers now outranked Grósz—thus effectively making him the leader of Hungary. Other members of the collective presidency included Grósz, Németh and Pozsgay. By this time, the MSZMP was no longer a Marxist-Leninist party. At its final congress on 7 October 1989, the MSZMP voted to disband and refound itself as the Hungarian Socialist Party, with Nyers as its first chairman. He was elected to parliament in the 1990 parliamentary election, in which the newly-minted Socialists were severely defeated, winning only 33 seats. Nyers stepped down as chairman shortly afterward, succeeded by Gyula Horn. He remained in parliament until his retirement from politics in 1998.[citation needed]
Later life
In 2011 the issue of the former communist leaders and senior officials' high state pensions were highlighted. His name appeared on Heti Válasz's list, as well as the names of Béla Biszku or György Lázár.[6][7] Finally, the Metropolitan Administration and Labour Court withdrew his pension supplement in December 2013.[8]
In November 2014, Jobbik MP Előd Novák filed a report against Nyers of accusation of incitement to murder, unlawful detention and abetting. According to Novák, Nyers, as a member of the MSZMP's Central Committee, played an important role in the executions of Imre Nagy and other politicians following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.[9] On 31 December 2014, the Metropolitan Prosecutor's Office refused the accusation in the absence of a crime.[10] Nyers died on 22 June 2018 at the age of 95 after a short illness.[11][12][13]
Personal life
Nyers married historian Ilona Witz in 1946. She died in 1988.
Publications
- Szövetkezetek a magyar népi demokráciában (1959)
- A műszaki fejlesztés szerepe gazdaságpolitikánkban (1964)
- Gazdaságpolitikánk és a gazdasági mechanizmus reformja (1968)
- 25 kérdés és válasz gazdaságpolitikai kérdésekről (1969)
- A szocialista gazdasági integráció elvi és gyakorlati kérdései (1969)
- A jövedelmezőség és a jövedelemelosztás problémái hazánkban (1970)
- Szövetkezetpolitikánk kérdései (1970)
- Népgazdaságunk a szocializmus építésének útján (1970)
- Útkeresés – reformok (1988)
- Beszélgetések (with Tibor Huszár, 2004)
References
- ISBN 9789639241213– via Google Books.
- ^ Országgyűlés.
- ^ "Seres: Nyers Rezső és a kivégzés lehetősége". 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ "Az 1968-as gazdasági reform". Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ISBN 9789632276274.
- ^ "K-vonalon – Elképesztő a lista: arcátlanul magas nyugdíjakat osztanak". Heti Válasz. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Nincs egyedül Biszku Béla, a kommunizmus építője". Origo.hu. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Nem kap nyugdíjpótlékot Nyers Rezső". Origo.hu. 2013-12-03.
- Index.hu. 2014-11-04.
- Index.hu. 2014-12-31.
- ^ "Elhunyt Nyers Rezső".
- ^ "Meghalt Nyers Rezső » Független Hírügynökség". Független Hírügynökség. June 23, 2018.
- ^ "Kádár-Era Reform Politician Rezső Nyers Dies Aged 95". June 25, 2018.
- Index.hu. 2010-10-21.
Sources
- MTI Ki Kicsoda 2006, Magyar Távirati Iroda, Budapest, 2005, 1273–1274. old.
- Nyers 1996-os országgyűlési életrajza
- Életrajz az MTI 1956-os emlékoldalán