János Mayer (7 June 1871 – 23 December 1955) was a
Hungarian politician, who served as
Minister of Agriculture twice: between 1921-1922 and 1924–1931. He farmed on his parents' possession after the accomplishment of his studies. He was already engaged in the smallholder movements in his early years. With
István Szabó de Nagyatád
István Szabó de Nagyatád (17 September 1863 – 31 October 1924) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture three times: in 1919, between 1920 and 1921 and from 1922 to 1924.
He was born into a Hungarian Calvinist fam ...
he founded the Smallholders Party in
Heves County. He became a member of the
Diet of Hungary in 1914, representing
Kápolna
Kápolna is a village in Heves County, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the e ...
and his party. He was appointed secretary of state of the Ministry of Food in January 1919, but he resigned before the establishing of the
Hungarian Soviet Republic.
He was a minister without portfolio in the
István Friedrich cabinet. After that
István Bethlen
Count István Bethlen de Bethlen (8 October 1874, Gernyeszeg – 5 October 1946, Moscow) was a Hungarian aristocrat and statesman and served as prime minister from 1921 to 1931.
Early life
The scion of an old Bethlen de Bethlen noble fam ...
appointed him Minister of Food (14 April 1921 - 29 June 1921) and later Minister of Agriculture (3 December 1921 - 16 June 1922). He reappointed agriculture minister in 1924, Mayer held this position until 1931. He was the chairman of the Unity Party until 1 November 1924. After the death of István Szabó de Nagyatád he was the leader of the smallholders group which supported Bethlen.
References
Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
External links
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1871 births
1955 deaths
People from Heves County
People from the Kingdom of Hungary
Agriculture ministers of Hungary
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