This article is about the Austro-Hungarian politician. For the Communist philosopher, who also served as Minister of Education, see György Lukács.

György Lukács (10 September 1865 – 28 September 1950) was a Hungarian

Hungary

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 politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education between 1905 and 1906. From 1887 to 1897 he worked for the Ministry of the Interior. He suggested to nationalize the instutition of parish register

Parish register

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. He had significant role in the crush of the peasant movement

Peasant movement

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s. He was member of the Diet of Hungary

Diet of Hungary

The Diet of Hungary was a legislative institution in the medieval kingdom of Hungary from the 15th century, and in its successor states, Royal Hungary and the Habsburg kingdom of Hungary throughout the Early Modern period...

 from 1921. During the Regency

Regent

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 he was active in the works of the Interparliamentary Union and the League of Nations Union

League of Nations Union

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. He served as president of the Hungarian National Fine Art Association and manager chairman of the chauvinist Hungarian Revisionist League party.