Tihamér Fabinyi (7 August 1890 – 11 June 1953) was a Hungarian politician who served as

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between 1935 and 1938. He studied in

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, and in

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. He served as director of law of the Ganz Danubius Joint Stock Company, then he later worked as a lawyer. He was member of the House of Representatives between 1931 and 1936. In 1932, Gyula Gömbös appointed him Minister of Trade. He collaborated in the development of the Hungarian-

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commercial contacts,

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seafaring,

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, and the resort area of

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. After the "Programme of Győr", he was succeeded by Lajos Reményi-Schneller. Fabinyi was the head of the General Credit Bank of Hungary from 1938 until 1944. After the occupation of Hungary, he emigrated to Switzerland, then the

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Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1890 births 1953 deaths People from Revúca Finance ministers of Hungary {{Hungary-politician-stub

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