Tibor Zsitvay

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Tibor Zsitvay
Minister of Justice of Hungary
In office
4 February 1929 – 1 October 1932
Preceded byIstván Bethlen
Succeeded byAndor Lázár
Personal details
Born(1884-11-10)10 November 1884
Died9 July 1969(1969-07-09) (aged 84)
Alpnach, Switzerland
Political partyChristian National Party, Unity Party, Party of National Unity
SpouseMargit Feichtinger
ChildrenKatalin
Leó
Margit
Professionpolitician, jurist

Tibor Zsitvay de Zsitvatő (10 November 1884 – 9 July 1969) was a

Hungarian Railways from 1909 to 1919. After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic he was one of the founders of the Christian National Party. He was delegated to the position of commissioner of Kecskemét between 1919 and 1920. He left his party in 1920 and became lawyer
again.

He worked as the attorney general of the MÁV in 1920–26. He became a member of the

Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1926 and 1929. After that he was appointed Minister of Justice by István Bethlen. Zsitvay held the position in the cabinet of Gyula Károlyi too. During his ministership, the two communist leaders, Sándor Fürst and Imre Sallai were executed. He represented Kecskemét from 1931. He was the leader of the Party of National Unity in Budapest during this time. He left the governing party in 1938. He emigrated to Switzerland
in 1944.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Speaker of the National Assembly

1926–1927
Succeeded by
House of Magnates
Succeeded by
himself
House of Representatives
Preceded by
office created
Speaker of the House of Representatives

1927–1929
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Minister of Justice

1929–1932
Succeeded by