Ervin Cseh (23 March 1838 – 12 June 1918) was a Hungarian politician from

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, who served as Minister without portfolio of Croatian Affairs twice: between 1898–1903 and between 1903–1905. As leader of Srijem County he succeeded to reconcile the

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s and the Croatians. He was a representative in the

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beside his ministry. At the time of

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, the Persian shah's visit in

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besides many people he was also favoured with the

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. Cseh also hold his position in the next government, but he had to leave when

Kálmán Széll Kálmán Széll de Duka et Szentgyörgyvölgy (8 June 1843 – 16 August 1915) was a Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1899 to 1903. Early career He was born in the ancient Hungarian nobilit ...

resigned in 1903. After

Károly Khuen-Héderváry Count Károly Khuen-Héderváry de Hédervár, born as ''Károly Khuen de Belás'' ( hr, Dragutin Khuen-Héderváry, 23 May 1849 – 16 February 1918) was a Hungarian politician and the Ban of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia in the late nine ...

's unsuccessful forming of a government he returned to the ministerial seat. In 1905 he retired from the politics.

References

Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1838 births 1918 deaths People from Valpovo Ministers of Croatian Affairs of Hungary {{Hungary-politician-stub