Sándor Popovics

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Sándor Popovics
Minister of Finance of Hungary
In office 11 February 1918 – 31 October 1918
Preceded by	Sándor Wekerle
Succeeded by	Mihály Károlyi
Personal details
Born	(1862-10-22)22 October 1862 Pest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	15 April 1935(1935-04-15) (aged 72) Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Political party	National Constitution Party
Spouse	Anna Azary
Children	Margit Sándor Miklós
Profession	politician, economist

Sándor Popovics (22 October 1862 – 15 April 1935) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance in 1918. He was the governor of the Austro-Hungarian Bank between 1909 and 1918. During the peace negotiations in 1920, he attended as a financial expert. From 1924 until his death he served as chairman of the National Bank of Hungary. Popovics was full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Works

• A pénz sorsa a háborúban (The fate of the currency in the war), Budapest, 1926.
• A pénz értékállandósága (The constant of the currency's value), Budapest, 1929.
• A társadalmi szervezkedések gazdasági hatásai (The economic effects of the social organisations), Budapest, 1931.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

The native form of this personal name is Popovics Sándor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.