Dezső Keresztury

Dezső Keresztury
Minister of Religion and Education of Hungary
In office 15 November 1945 – 14 March 1947
Preceded by	Géza Teleki
Succeeded by	Gyula Ortutay
Personal details
Born	6 September 1904(1904-09-06) Zalaegerszeg, Austria-Hungary
Died	30 April 1996(1996-04-30) (aged 91) Budapest, Hungary
Political party	National Peasant Party
Profession	writer, poet, politician

The native form of this personal name is Keresztury Dezső. This article uses the Western name order.

Dezső Keresztury (6 September 1904 – 30 April 1996) was a Hungarian poet and politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education between 1945 and 1947. He became member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1982.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Political offices
Preceded by Géza Teleki	Minister of Religion and Education 1945–1947	Succeeded by Gyula Ortutay

Persondata
Name	Keresztury, Dezso
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	6 September 1904
Place of birth	Zalaegerszeg, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	30 April 1996
Place of death	Budapest, Hungary