Béla Varga (politician)

Béla Varga
Born	(1903-02-18)February 18, 1903
Died	October 14, 1995(1995-10-14) (aged 92)
Nationality	Hungarian
Occupation	Priest, politician

Béla Varga (1903–1995)^[1] was a Hungarian Catholic priest and politician. He was one of the founders of the Independent Smallholders' Party. Varga was arrested by the Soviet troops in 1945 and sentenced to death, but released and served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary February 7, 1946-July 3, 1947. Msgr. Varga emigrated to the USA in 1947, where he worked as a priest in New York City, but returned to his native country after the communists lost their power.

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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