Andor Jaross

Identifier
000561
Dates
1896-1946
Type of Entity
Person

History

Hungarian politician. After the German occupation of Hungary he was appointed the minister of the interior. He was one of the key figures responsible for the ghettoization and deportation of the Hungarian Jews. During Szálasi’s rule he was copresident of the parliamentary group supporting the Arrow Cross regime. The people’s court sentenced him to death and in 1946 he was executed.