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Béla Perczel

Béla Perczel
Minister of Justice of Hungary
In office 2 March 1875 – 30 June 1878
Preceded by	Tivadar Pauler
Succeeded by	Tivadar Pauler
Personal details
Born	(1819-06-15)15 June 1819 Börzsönypuszta, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	25 March 1888(1888-03-25) (aged 68) Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Political party	Deák Party, Liberal Party
Spouse	Elvira Boronkay
Children	Dezső Gizella Béla Dénes Ferenc
Profession	politician, jurist

The native form of this personal nameisDr. bonyhádi Perczel Béla. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Dr. Béla Perczel de Bonyhád (15 June 1819 – 25 March 1888) was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1875 and 1878. His son was the Interior Minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives Dezső Perczel. He was the leader of the Deák Party between 1869 and 1872. He was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1874.

Béla Wenckheim appointed him Minister of Justice in 1875. Perczel held his position in the Kálmán Tisza cabinet. The first modern Hungarian penal code (Csemegi Codex) is connected to his name. He resigned in 1878. Later he became chairman of the Court. He was a member of the House of Magnates from 1886 until his death.

References[edit]

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

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