István Antal

Hungarian lawyer and politician. From 1938 to 1942 he served as state secretary of the Ministry of Justice. In Kállay-government he worked as Minister without portfolio of National Defence and Propaganda. After the German occupation of Hungary Sztójay appointed him Minister of Justice and Minister of Religion and Education. He actively participated in the creating and introduction of new anti-Jewish laws. In 1946 the people’s court sentenced him to death, but he was acquitted. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was set free in 1960.