Jenő Rátz

Vitéz Jenő Rátz de Nagylak (20 September 1882 – 21 January 1952) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence in 1938.

Prime MinisterDöme Sztójay

Preceded byOffice not used

Succeeded byOffice not used

Prime MinisterBéla Imrédy

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His Excellency Jenő Rátz de Nagylak
Formal portrait, 1936
Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary
In office 22 March 1944 – 29 August 1944
Prime Minister	Döme Sztójay
Preceded by	Office not used
Succeeded by	Office not used
Minister of Defence of Hungary
In office 14 May 1938 – 15 November 1938
Prime Minister	Béla Imrédy
Preceded by	Vilmos Rőder
Succeeded by	Károly Bartha
Speaker of the House of Magnates
In office 8 November 1944 – 28 March 1945
Preceded by	Zsigmond Perényi
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	(1882-09-20)20 September 1882 Nagybecskerek, Austria-Hungary (today Zrenjanin, Serbia)
Died	21 January 1952(1952-01-21) (aged 69) Vác, People's Republic of Hungary
Party	MMP
Other political affiliations	Unity Party
Military service
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Hungary
Years of service	1904–1945
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	World War I World War II

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He fought in the First World War. During the Hungarian Soviet Republic, he served in the National Army. From 1 October 1936, he became Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Hungarian Army (Magyar Királyi Honvédség). Béla Imrédy appointed him as Minister of Defence. After that, he was a representative in the House of Representatives of Hungary. During the cabinet of Döme Sztójay, he was a minister without portfolio and Deputy Prime Minister. After the war the People's Tribunal sentenced Rátz to death by firing squad; however, his sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 1952.