Ernő Gerő
Ernő Gerő ([ˈɛrnøː ˈɡɛrøː]; born Ernő Singer; 8 July 1898 – 12 March 1980) was a Hungarian Communist leader in the period after World War II and briefly in 1956 the most powerful man in Hungary as the leader of its ruling communist party.
Ernő Gerő | |
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Gerő in 1962 | |
| First Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party | |
| In office 18 July 1956 – 25 October 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Mátyás Rákosi |
| Succeeded by | János Kádár |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 4 July 1953 – 6 June 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | Imre Nagy |
| Preceded by | József Györe |
| Succeeded by | László Piros |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 3 December 1948 – 11 June 1949 | |
| Prime Minister | Lajos DinnyésIstván Dobi |
| Preceded by | Miklós Nyárádi |
| Succeeded by | István Kossa |
| Member of the High National Council | |
| In office 26 January 1945 – 11 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Béla Miklós (de facto head of state) |
| Succeeded by | József Révai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernő Singer 8 July 1898 Terbegec, Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Trebušovce, Slovakia) |
| Died | 12 March 1980 (aged 81) Budapest, People’s Republic of Hungary |
| Political party | Hungarian Communist Party (1918–1942) Hungarian Working People's Party (1942–1962) |
| Spouse | Erzsébet Fazekas (1900–1967) |
| Children | 2 sons 1 daughter |
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