Frigyes Korányi | |
Order1: | Minister of Finance of Hungary |
Term Start1: | 12 September 1919 |
Term End1: | 16 December 1920 |
Predecessor1: | János Grünn |
Successor1: | Lóránt Hegedüs |
Term Start2: | 25 March 1924 |
Term End2: | 15 December 1924 |
Predecessor2: | Lajos Walko |
Successor2: | János Bud |
Term Start3: | 16 December 1931 |
Term End3: | 1 October 1932 |
Predecessor3: | Gyula Károlyi |
Successor3: | Béla Imrédy |
Birth Date: | 21 June 1869 |
Birth Place: | Pest, Austria-Hungary |
Death Place: | Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary |
Profession: | politician, economist |
Party: | FKGP, Unity Party |
Baron Frigyes Korányi de Tolcsva (21 June 1869 - 26 December 1935) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance at three times: from 1919 to 1920, in 1924, and from 1931 to 1932. His father was the internist Frigyes Korányi. His mother was Malvin Bónis, of Calvinist Hungarian noble descent.Korányi Jr. graduated in Budapest and other universities in Europe. He served as the general manager of the National Central Credit Co-operative from 1912. In 1922 he joined to the Unity Party, which controlled Hungary during the Regency. Between 1923 and 1924 he was the ambassador to France, after his second short ministership he returned to this position.
In 1928 he was appointed to lead of the Banking Centre. After that he served as Minister of Finance again. He became a member of the House of Magnates in 1932. Korányi also dealt with literature in his spare time: he wrote plays and novels, for example Hajnalhasadás (Sunrise) - 1900.