Ernő Gerő
Ernő Gerő | |
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| First Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party | |
| In office 18 July 1956 – 25 October 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Mátyás Rákosi |
| Succeeded by | János Kádár |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 4 July 1953 – 6 June 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | Imre Nagy |
| Preceded by | József Györe |
| Succeeded by | László Piros |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 3 December 1948 – 11 June 1949 | |
| Prime Minister | Lajos DinnyésIstván Dobi |
| Preceded by | Miklós Nyárádi |
| Succeeded by | István Kossa |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 11 May 1945 – 18 February 1949 | |
| Prime Minister | Béla MiklósZoltán TildyFerenc NagyLajos DinnyésIstván Dobi |
| Preceded by | Gábor József |
| Succeeded by | Lajos Bebrits |
| Member of the High National Council | |
| In office 26 January 1945 – 11 May 1945 Serving with Béla Miklós and Béla Zsedényi | |
| Preceded by | Ferenc Szálasi (as Leader of the Nation) |
| Succeeded by | József Révai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernő Singer 8 July 1898 |
| Died | 12 March 1980 (aged 81) |
| Party | Hungarian Communist Party (1918–1942) Hungarian Working People's Party (1942–1956) Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956–1962) |
| Spouse |
Erzsébet Fazekas (died 1967) |
| Children | 3 |
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Ernő Gerő ([ˈɛrnøː ˈɡɛrøː]; born Ernő Singer; 8 July 1898 – 12 March 1980) was a Hungarian Communist leader in the period after World War II and briefly the most powerful man in Hungary in 1956, as leader of the ruling Hungarian Working People's Party.