Károly Grósz

former General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party

Károly Grósz (1 August 1930 – 7 January 1996) was a Hungarian communist politician, who served as the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party from 1988 to 1989.

Károly Grósz
Grósz in 1986
General Secretary of the MSZMP
In office
22 May 1988 – 7 October 1989
Preceded byJános Kádár
Succeeded byEnd of communist rule
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary
In office
25 June 1987 – 24 November 1988
Preceded byGyörgy Lázár
Succeeded byMiklós Németh
Personal details
Born(1930-08-01)1 August 1930
Miskolc, Hungary
Died7 January 1996(1996-01-07) (aged 65)
Gödöllő, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Political partyHungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956–1989)
Other political
affiliations
Hungarian Communist Party (1945–1949)
Hungarian Working People's Party (1949–1956)