Gusztáv Gratz
Gusztáv Gratz | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary | |
| In office 17 January 1921 – 12 April 1921 | |
| Prime Minister | Pál Teleki |
| Preceded by | Pál Teleki |
| Succeeded by | Pál Teleki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1875 Gölnicbánya, Szepes County, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Died | 21 November 1946 (aged 71) Budapest, Second Hungarian Republic |
| Political party | Constitution Party, Party of National Work, Independent |
| Profession | politician |
Gusztáv Gratz (30 March 1875 in Gölnicbánya – 21 November 1946 in Budapest) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1921. He was a correspondent member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Gratz published in the Huszadik Század and the Társadalomtudományi Társaság newspapers. He was a representative in the National Assembly from 1906. He also served as managing director of the National Association of Manufacturers (GYOSZ). In 1917 he was appointed Minister of Finance in Móric Esterházy's cabinet. He took part in the peace negotiations' economical parts during the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and Treaty of Bucharest.
From 22 November 1919 he was the Hungarian ambassador to Austria. After he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs until Charles I of Austria's attempts to retake the throne of Hungary. As legitimist politician Gratz participated in the planning of the second coup. That's why he was imprisoned for a short time. Gratz pursued a journalism, historian's and economic activity then.