Lajos Méhes

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Lajos Méhes (born July 23, 1927 in Budapest ; † June 28, 2002 ibid) was a Hungarian politician of the party of the Hungarian working people MDP (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) and finally the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party MSZMP (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt) , the first among others Secretary of the Communist Youth Association KISZ, Minister of Industry and Secretary General of the National Council of the SZOT (Szakszervezetek Országos Tanácsa) trade unions . On the XII. Party Congress on March 27, 1980 he was elected a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the MSZMP and belonged to this top management body of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party until the XIII. Party Congress on May 28, 1985.

Life

Training and party and youth functionary

Méhes, the son of a mechanic, began vocational training in the wagon construction factory Ganz Vagongyár after completing primary school in 1941 and became a journeyman there in September 1944 after completing his apprenticeship. In 1945 he joined the Communist Party KMP (Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja) and in 1946 worked for some time as secretary of the St. Stephen's Society SZIT (Szent István Társulat) before he became an employee of the management department of the KMP city administration of Budapest in October 1948 . After two years of training at the party university, he returned in 1952 to the Budapest leadership of the party of the Hungarian working people, MDP (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) , which had emerged from the KMP, where he was initially an employee, then from May 1953 to October 1956, and finally after the popular uprising since December 1956 head of the department for party organs and mass organizations.

Subsequently, between 1961 and 1962, Méhes was first secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party MSZMP (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt), which has now emerged from the MDP, in the Václav, consisting of the districts of Zugló, Alsórákos, Herminamező, Istvánmező, Kisázugló, Nagyzugló, Rákosfroslő. District of Budapest. On November 24, 1962, he was elected candidate of the Central Committee (ZK) of the MSZMP at the 8th Party Congress. From 1963 to 1964 he was Secretary of the MSZMP City Council of Budapest.

On January 6, 1964, he succeeded Árpád Pullai as First Secretary of the KISZ (Magyar Kommunista Ifjúsági Szövetség) , the youth association of the MSZMP, and held this position for six years until he was replaced by István Horváth in February 1970. In this position he was in charge In 1968 he also made a delegation trip to the FDJ of the GDR .

During this time he was also elected a member of the Central Committee on June 25, 1965 and was a member of it until May 22, 1988. As a candidate for the MSZMP, he was first elected Member of Parliament (Országgyűlés) on March 19, 1967 and was a member of this until March 16, 1990. There he initially represented the 17th constituency of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County , then since April 25, 1971 the 4th constituency of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and most recently since June 8, 1980 the 44th constituency of Budapest.

Trade union official, party leader in Budapest, industry minister and politburo member

He then acted between February 1970 and April 1978 as general secretary of the union of iron, metal and electricity workers (Vas-, Fém- és Villamosenergia-ipari Dolgozók Szakszervezetének) . During this time he became a member of the Presidium of the National Council of Trade Unions in 1970 and between 1974 and 1978 also President of the International Federation of Metalworkers' Unions in the World Trade Union Confederation .

On April 21, 1978, Méhes became First Secretary of the MSZMP City Council of Budapest and held this position until December 3, 1980. During this time he was also a member of the Presidium of Parliament from July 1978 to December 1980.

On the XII. Party Congress on March 27, 1980 he was elected a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the MSZMP and belonged to this top management body of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party until the XIII. Party Congress on May 28, 1985.

Subsequently, on December 5, 1980, he was appointed Minister of Industry (Ipari Miniszter) in the government of Prime Minister György Lázár and was a member of this until December 9, 1983. At the same time he was a member of the government's economic commission.

On December 9, 1983, he succeeded Sándor Gáspár in the role of General Secretary of the National Council of the SZOT (Szakszervezetek Országos Tanácsa) trade unions and held this position until March 4, 1985.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ KISZ delegation started their journey home . In: Neues Deutschland from May 12, 1968
personal data
SURNAME Méhes, Lajos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian communist politician, member of parliament
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 2002
Place of death Budapest