Gyula Szapáry
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Count Gyula Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget |
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| Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
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In office 13 March 1890 – 17 November 1892 |
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| Monarch | Francis Joseph I |
| Preceded by | Kálmán Tisza |
| Succeeded by | Sándor Wekerle |
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1 November 1832 Pest, Hungary |
| Died | 20 January 1905 (aged 72) Abbázia, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
Count Gyula Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (1 November 1832 – 20 January 1905) was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1890 to 1892.
Born into a prominent Hungarian noble family and large estate owners. His parents were Count József Szapáry, a royal counselor and Baroness Anna Orczy de Orczi. He was a cousin of Count Frigyes Szapáry, who served as Ambassador at St. Petersburg at the outbreak of World War I.
Szapáry married Countess Karolina Festetics de Tolna (1838–1919). They had seven children (including Lőrinc Szapáry). His great-grandchild is György Szapáry economist, former deputy governor of the Hungarian National Bank and current ambassador to the United States since 2011.
He studied law, entered the government service and became Viscount (vicecomes) of Heves County. He spent nine legislative sessions for the Liberal Party as a representative in the Diet of Hungary. He was elected Count (comes) of Heves in 1867. In 1870 he became Secretary to the Transport Ministry, Interior Minister in 1873, finance minister from 1878 to 1887 in the cabinet of Kálmán Tisza, then also Minister for Transport and Minister of Agriculture from 1889.
During his tenure as prime minister of Hungary from 13 March 1890 to 17 November 1892 were laws to promote the industrial, social reform and currency reform, switching silver-based Forint to the gold-based Korona, to be carried out by Finance Minister Sándor Wekerle.
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