Count Béla Serényi de Kis-Serény (16 June 1866 – 14 October 1919) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture twice: between 1910–1913 and in 1918.
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Minister of Agriculture of Hungary | |
In office 17 January 1910 – 10 June 1913 | |
Preceded by | Ignác Darányi |
Succeeded by | Imre Ghillány |
In office 11 February 1918 – 31 October 1918 | |
Preceded by | Sándor Wekerle |
Succeeded by | Barna Buza |
Personal details | |
Born | Pest, Kingdom of Hungary | 16 June 1866
Died | 14 October 1919 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 53)
Political party | Liberal Party, Party of National Work |
Profession | politician |
He was born into a Hungarian noble family in Pest. His parents were Count László Serényi, a landowner in Putnok and Countess Ludmilla Bubna de Littlicz. He finished his studies in the Theresianum, Vienna and studied law in Budapest. He was a member of the House of Magnates, where he supported the government's religion politics in his speeches. Later he politicized in the House of Representatives. He served as Minister of Trade from 1917 to 1918. Serényi left the Party of National Work in 1916.
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