György Lukács de Erzsébetváros (10 September 1865 – 28 September 1950) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education between 1905 and 1906. From 1887 to 1897 he worked for the

Ministry of Interior An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement. In some states, th ...

. He suggested to nationalise the institution of parish register. He had significant role in the crush of the

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s. He was member of the

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from 1921. During the

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he was active in the works of the

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and the

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. He served as president of the Hungarian National Fine Art Association and manager chairman of the

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Hungarian Revisionist League party.

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Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1865 births 1950 deaths People from Oradea Ministers of education of Hungary Lord-lieutenants of a county in Hungarian Kingdom Politicians from Austria-Hungary {{Hungary-politician-stub