Vilmos Pál Tomcsányi (8 February 1880 in
Budapest
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– 7 May 1959) 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 (government), cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and iden ...
in 1921. He was the governor of the
Governorate of Subcarpathia (''Kárpátaljai Kormányzóság'') between 1942 and 1944. In May 1944, it was reported that Tomcsányi was arrested and sent to a concentration camp by the authorities for protesting the anti-Jewish measures and legislation taken by the Nazi-collaborating government.
References
Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1880 births
1959 deaths
Politicians from Budapest
Ministers of the interior of Hungary
Members of justice of Hungary
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