About László Háy
Lived 1891 – 1975 (aged 83). László Háy was a Hungarian economist, banker and politician.
László Háy (31 August 1891 – 27 January 1975) was a Hungarian economist, physician and politician, who served as Governor of the Hungarian National Bank during the Communist regime from 17 April to 20 November 1956. He functioned as Minister of External Trade between 1954 and 1956. He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA).
After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic Háy emigrated to Austria then Czechoslovakia. After that he lived in Germany and joined to the Communist Party of Germany. After that he worked in the Soviet Union. He returned to Hungary in 1945.
Works Az újratermelési ciklus alakulása a második világháború után (Budapest, 1959) A hidegháború gazdasági formái (Budapest, 1964) A világkapitalizmus válsága (Budapest, 1966) A megváltozott világgazdaság (Budapest, 1970)
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Hungarian economist, physician and politician (1891-1975)
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László Háy was born on 31 August 1891 in Jászberény.
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László Háy died on 27 January 1975 in Budapest.
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László Háy was an economist, banker and politician.
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László Háy was Hungarian.
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