József Haubrich

József Haubrich
Minister of Defence of Hungary
In office
21 March 1919 – 24 June 1919
Preceded byVilmos Böhm
Succeeded byVilmos Böhm
In office
1 August 1919 – 6 August 1919
Preceded byVilmos Böhm
Succeeded byFerenc Schnetzer
Personal details
Born(1883-11-09)9 November 1883
Detta, Hungary
Died1939
Moscow, Soviet Union
Political partyMSZDP
Professionpolitician, soldier

József Haubrich (9 November 1883, Deta – 1939) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Defence twice in 1919. He was one of the leaders of the Hungarian Social Democratic Party. During the Hungarian Soviet Republic he was a member of the communist cabinet, military commander of Budapest. After the fall of the communists, he was sentenced to death by the Regency. He got into the Soviet Union with the occasion of a prisoner exchange where he lived as an ironwork worker for the remaining part of his life.

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Political offices
Preceded by People's Commissar of War
in opposition: Zoltán Szabó and Miklós Horthy

1919
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of War
1919
Succeeded by