Baron Zsigmond Perényi de Perény (25 November 1870 – 18 March 1946) was a Hungarian politician, who served as

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in 1919. During the

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, he was arrested by the

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s. He was the governor of the

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(''Kárpátaljai Kormányzóság'') between 28 June 1939 and 12 September 1940. As Crown Guard, he was a member of the House of Magnates, later Speaker of this assembly. In 1944, he resigned because of the appointment of the cabinet of

Ferenc Szálasi Ferenc Szálasi (; 6 January 1897 – 12 March 1946), the leader of the Arrow Cross Party – Hungarist Movement, became the "Leader of the Nation" (''Nemzetvezető'') as head of state and simultaneously prime minister of the Kingdom of Hungary' ...

's Hungarist

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Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1870 births 1946 deaths People from Pest, Hungary Hungarian Interior Ministers Speakers of the House of Magnates Zsigmond {{Hungary-politician-stub