Dr. Dezső Perczel de Bonyhád (18 January 1848 – 20 May 1913) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister between 1895 and 1899 in Dezső Bánffy's cabinet. His father was

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, a former Minister of Justice of Hungary. During his reigning Dezső Perczel supported the institution of

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. He also made a law about the

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s. He took several measures concerning about the

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's and the nationality movements' breaking off. Later (1903–1904) he fought against the

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's tactics of filibuster. He was a president of new-created Party of National Work.

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Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1848 births 1913 deaths People from Szekszárd 19th-century Hungarian politicians Hungarian Interior Ministers Speakers of the House of Representatives of Hungary 20th-century Hungarian politicians {{Hungary-politician-stub