László Budinszky Politician

László Budinszky (24 October 1895 – 9 March 1946) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Justice between 1944 and 1945. He prepared the proposal about the formation of the Leader of the Nation position. He also ordered that the political convicts should be handed over to the Nazi authorities. After the fall of Budapest he tried to escape into Western Europe but the arrival American troops captured him with other members of the Arrow Cross Party's government. He was tried by the People's Tribunal in Budapest in open sessions and sentenced to death for war crimes and high treason. Budinszky was hanged in 1946 in Budapest.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 24, 1895
Birth place	Austria-Hungary , Budapest
Date of death	March 09, 1946
Place of death	Budapest , Hungarian Republic (1946–49)
Profession	Politician