Péter Vályi

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Péter Vályi

Minister of Finance of Hungary
In office 14 April 1967 – 12 May 1971
Preceded by	Mátyás Tímár
Succeeded by	Lajos Faluvégi
Personal details
Born	(1919-12-25)25 December 1919 Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	18 September 1973(1973-09-18) (aged 53) Miskolc, People's Republic of Hungary
Political party	MDP, MSZMP
Profession	politician, economist

The native form of this personal name is Vályi Péter. This article uses the Western name order.

Péter Vályi (25 December 1919 – 18 September 1973) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance between 1967 and 1971.

Career

He worked as a chemical engineer. He was arrested in 1945 because of his communist activities. He joined to the Hungarian Communist Party in this same year. From 1948 he worked for the National Planning Board. From May 1971 he served as deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers (Deputy Prime Minister). Vályi expounded considerable economy engineering working class in connection with the reform of the economic mechanism. He was a member of the MSZMP's Central Committee from November 1970.

Death

Vályi died during a visit at Lenin Metallurgical Works in Miskolc on 18 September 1973. In the most dangerous part of the factory he fell into the casting pit. His body was trapped between the molds and when been pulled out, his nylon suit burnt on body. The CEO also burnt, who tried to help the deputy minister. Vályi died in a hospital after long suffering.

Many conspiracy theories have been published after the incident. The reformist politician could stand in the way the political leadership of the Eastern Bloc. Interestingly few days before Vályi's death the Polish Deputy Prime Minister, who was also a pro-Western, died when hit by a car.^[1]

References

↑ "Vályi Péter halála: zuhant vagy lökték?". Szabad Föld Online. Retrieved 2012-01-16.

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Political offices
Preceded by Mátyás Tímár	Minister of Finance 1967–1971	Succeeded by Lajos Faluvégi

v t e 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

Persondata
Name	Valyi, Peter
Alternative names
Short description	Hungarian politician
Date of birth	25 December 1919
Place of birth	Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary
Date of death	18 September 1973
Place of death	Miskolc, People's Republic of Hungary

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