Károly Kiss (24 September 1903 – 3 December 1983) was a
Hungarian politician, who served as
Minister of Foreign Affairs
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...
between 1951 and 1952. He was a member of the
Communist Party of Hungary
The Hungarian Communist Party ( hu, Magyar Kommunista Párt, abbr. MKP), known earlier as the Party of Communists in Hungary ( hu, Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja, abbr. KMP), was a communist party in Hungary that existed during the interwar ...
since 1922. He was imprisoned for nine years because of his illegal communist activities until 1944. After that he participated in the
guerrilla movements against the
fascist forces. After the ministership he served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1953.
References
Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1903 births
1983 deaths
People from Bicske
People from the Kingdom of Hungary
Social Democratic Party of Hungary politicians
Hungarian Communist Party politicians
Members of the Hungarian Working People's Party
Members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
Foreign ministers of Hungary
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1945–1947)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1947–1949)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1949–1953)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1953–1958)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1958–1963)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1963–1967)
Hungarian prisoners and detainees
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