Tibor Zsitvay

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Tibor Zsitvay

Minister of Justice of Hungary
In office 4 February 1929 – 1 October 1932
Preceded by	István Bethlen
Succeeded by	Andor Lázár
Personal details
Born	(1884-11-10)November 10, 1884 Pozsony, Austria-Hungary
Died	9 July 1969(1969-07-09) (aged 84) Alpnach, Switzerland
Political party	Christian National Party, Unity Party, Party of National Unity
Profession	politician, jurist

The native form of this personal name is zsitvatői Zsitvay Tibor. This article uses the Western name order.

Tibor Zsitvay de Zsitvatő (10 November 1884 – 9 July 1969) was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1929 and 1932. He finished law studies at the University of Budapest. He was the counsel of the 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 Diet of Hungary in 1922 and served as Deputy Speaker in 1924. He served as 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.

References

Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Political offices
Preceded by Béla Scitovszky	Speaker of the National Assembly 1926–1927	Succeeded by Gyula Wlassics House of Magnates
Preceded by Béla Scitovszky	Speaker of the National Assembly 1926–1927
Succeeded by himself House of Representatives
Preceded by office created	Speaker of the House of Representatives 1927–1929	Succeeded by László Almásy
Preceded by István Bethlen	Minister of Justice 1929–1932	Succeeded by Andor Lázár

v t e Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary

House of Magnates (1848–1918)	Majláth, Sr. Perényi (I) G. Apponyi Sennyey Majláth, Jr. Szőgyény-Marich Sennyey Vay Szlávy Tóth Károlyi Csáky Dessewffy Csáky Jósika Hadik-Barkóczy Wlassics

House of Representatives (1848–1918)	Pázmándy P. Almásy Palóczy Ghyczy Szentiványi Somssich Bittó B. Perczel Ghyczy Szlávy Péchy Bánffy Szilágyi Madarász D. Perczel A. Apponyi D. Perczel Justh S. Gál Berzeviczy Návay Tisza Beőthy Szász

National Assembly (1920–1927)	Rakovszky Gaál Scitovszky Zsitvay

House of Magnates (1927–1945)	Wlassics Széchényi Perényi (III) Rátz

House of Representatives (1927–1945)	Zsitvay L. Almásy Sztranyavszky Kornis Darányi Tasnádi Nagy

Provisional National Assembly (1944–1945)	Vásáry Zsedényi

National Assembly (since 1945)	F. Nagy Varga Szabó I. Nagy Olt Drahos Dögei Rónai Metzker Vass Kállai Apró Sarlós Stadinger Szűrös (Fodor) Göncz Szabad Z. Gál Áder Szili Katona Schmitt Kövér

v t e Ministers of Justice of Hungary since 1848

Revolution of 1848	Deák Vukovics

Kingdom of Hungary	Horvát Bittó Pauler Perczel Pauler Fabiny Szilágyi Erdély Plósz Lányi Gegus Polónyi Günther Wekerle Székely Balogh Vázsonyi Grecsák Vázsonyi Tőry

Transition period	Buza Berinkey Juhász Nagy Ládai (opposed by Pálmai) Rónai Garami Szászy Baloghy Zoltán Bárczy

Regency	Ferdinandy Tomcsányi Daruváry Nagy Bethlen Pesthy Bethlen Zsitvay Lázár Mikecz Tasnádi Nagy Radocsay Antal Vladár

Transition period	Budinszky Valentiny Ries

Communist Hungary	Molnár Décsi Kovács Erdei Molnár Nezvál Korom Markója Kulcsár

Republic of Hungary	Balsai Vastagh Dávid Bárándy Petrétei Takács Draskovics Forgács Navracsics

Authority control	VIAF: 42706927 ISNI: 0000 0000 7865 3096

Persondata
Name	Zsitvay, Tibor
Alternative names
Short description	Hungarian politician
Date of birth	10 November 1884
Place of birth	Pozsony, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	9 July 1969
Place of death	Alpnach, Switzerland

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