Jenő Rátz

Vitéz Jenő Rátz de Nagylak (20 September 1882 – 21 January 1952) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence in 1938.

Jenő Rátz
Born	(1882-09-20)20 September 1882 Nagybecskerek, Austria-Hungary (today Zrenjanin, Serbia)
Died	21 January 1952(1952-01-21) (aged 69) Vác, People's Republic of Hungary
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Hungary
Years of service	1904–1945
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles / wars	World War I

He fought in the First World War. During the Hungarian Soviet Republic, he served in the National Army. From 1 October 1936, he became Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Hungarian Army (Magyar Királyi Honvédség). Béla Imrédy appointed him as Minister of Defence. After that, he was a representative in the House of Representatives of Hungary. During the cabinet of Döme Sztójay, he was a minister without portfolio and Deputy Prime Minister. After the war the People's Tribunal sentenced Rátz to death by firing squad; however, his sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 1952.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
• 168 Óra Online – István Bölcs: Díszmagyar és rohamsisak Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 2007-06-20. Retrieved 11 September 2010.

Political offices
Preceded by Vilmos Rőder	Minister of Defence 1938	Succeeded by Károly Bartha
Preceded by Zsigmond Perényi	Speaker of the House of Magnates 1944–1945	Succeeded by office abolished
Military offices
Preceded by Colonel-General József Somkuthy	Chief of the General Staff 1 October 1936 – 24 May 1938	Succeeded by Lieutenant-General Lajos Keresztes-Fischer