Ödön Mikecz

Ödön Mikecz
Minister of Justice of Hungary
In office 9 March 1938 – 15 November 1938
Preceded by	Andor Lázár
Succeeded by	András Tasnádi Nagy
Personal details
Born	May 27, 1894(1894-05-27) Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	21 January 1965(1965-01-21) (aged 70) Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary
Political party	Party of National Unity
Profession	politician, jurist

The native form of this personal name is Mikecz Ödön. This article uses the Western name order.

Ödön Mikecz (27 May 1894 - 21 January 1965) was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice in 1938. He finished his law studies at the University of Budapest and in Zürich. He worked as a lawyer in Nyíregyháza from 1923. In 1935 he served as press chief of Prime Minister Gyula Gömbös, in the next year as State Secretary of the Interior. Kálmán Darányi appointed justice minister on 9 March 1938. After that he left the party. He became a member of the House of Magnates in 1940. During the cabinets of Döme Sztójay and Géza Lakatos he criticized the Nazis' steps.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Political offices
Preceded by Andor Lázár	Minister of Justice 1938	Succeeded by András Tasnádi Nagy

Persondata
Name	Mikecz, Odon
Alternative names
Short description	Minister of Justice, jurist, politician
Date of birth	27 May 1894
Place of birth	Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	21 January 1965
Place of death	Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary