Jenő Fock

Jenő Fock [ jɛnø fok ː ] ( born May 17, 1916 in Budapest, † May 22, 2001 ) was a Hungarian communist politician and former Prime Minister.

Communist economic expert

Fock already occurred in 1932, the Communist Party. During the Second World War he was imprisoned for his anti -communist activities from 1940 to 1943.

After the founding of the People's Republic of Hungary on 20 August 1949, the economist from 1952 to 1954 rising to the Minister of metallurgy. In 1957 he became secretary of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party ( USAP ) and then in 1961 Deputy Prime Minister. From 1957 to 1980, he is also a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee.

Prime Minister from 1967 to 1975

On April 14, 1967, he was the successor of Prime Minister Gyula Kállai. During his tenure, he tried in vain introducing some market elements. However, these attempts were thwarted by the resistance of the members of the household economy of the Warsaw Pact, COMECON. As a result Fock finally had to resign on 15 May 1975 in favor of György Lázár.

1945-1947, 1958-1967 and 1971-1985 was Fock deputy of the National Assembly. Later he was president of the Association of Technical and Professional Societies.

Awards

Sources and background literature

• Biographical Notes in rulers.org
• Obituary in the " New York Times "