Rezső Nyers

Rezső Nyers
Rezső Nyers in 1970
President of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
In office
26 June 1989  7 October 1989
Preceded byKároly Grósz (as General Secretary)
Succeeded byHimself
(as President of the Hungarian Socialist Party)
Minister of Finance
In office
5 January 1960  27 November 1962
Preceded byIstván Antos
Succeeded byMátyás Tímár
Personal details
Born(1923-03-21)21 March 1923
Budapest, Hungary
Died22 June 2018(2018-06-22) (aged 95)
Budapest, Hungary
Political partySZDP (1940–48)
MDP (1948–56)
MSZMP (1956–89)
MSZP (1989–2018)
ChildrenRezső Nyers
ProfessionPolitician; economist

Rezső Nyers (Hungarian: [ˈrɛʒøː ˈɲɛrʃ]; 21 March 1923 – 22 June 2018) was a Hungarian politician who served as Minister of Finance of Hungary from 1960 to 1962. For a few months in 1989, he was the country's last Communist leader.