József Kristóffy (17 September 1857 – 29 March 1928) was a Hungarian politician, who served as

Interior Minister An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

for a year (1905–1906) in

Géza Fejérváry Baron Géza Fejérváry de Komlóskeresztes (15 March 1833 – 25 April 1914) was a Hungarian general who served as the prime minister in a government of bureaucrats appointed by King Franz Joseph during the Hungarian Constitutional Crisis of 19 ...

's cabinet. Universal suffrage appeared as part of this cabinet's program. Kristóffy wanted to make a

coalition A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces. Formation According to ''A Gui ...

with the Social-Democrat Party, which was the main opposition party in Hungary during the first years of the 20th century ("Kristóffy-Garami Pact"), but failed to do so.

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Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1857 births 1928 deaths People from Makó Hungarian Interior Ministers {{Hungary-politician-stub