Zsigmond Járai

Zsigmond Járai
Zsigmond Járai
Minister of Finance of Hungary
	In office; 8 July 1998 – 31 December 2000
Preceded by	Péter Medgyessy
Succeeded by	Mihály Varga
Personal details
Born	29 December 1951; Biharkeresztes, People's Republic of Hungary
Political party	Independent
Profession	politician, economist

Zsigmond Járai (born 29 December 1951) is a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance between 1998 and 2000. He was the President of the Budapest Stock Exchange between 1996 and 1998. After his ministership he was appointed President of the Hungarian National Bank. Járai was succeeded by András Simor in 2007.

Honours

Honorary Knight Grand Cross of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire[1]

Political offices
Preceded by Péter Medgyessy	Minister of Finance 1998–2000	Succeeded by Mihály Varga
Preceded by György Surányi	Governor of the Hungarian National Bank 2001–2007	Succeeded by András Simor

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Ministers of Finance of Hungary (since 1848)
Revolution of 1848	Kossuth Batthyány Duschek
Kingdom of Hungary	Lónyay Kerkapoly Szlávy Ghyczy Széll Tisza Szapáry Tisza Wekerle Sr. Lukács Fejérváry Hegedűs Wekerle Sr. Lukács Teleszky Gratz Wekerle Sr. Popovics
Transition period	M. Károlyi Szende J. Varga Székely and Lengyel Székely Miákits Peidl Grünn Korányi
Regency	Hegedüs Hegyeshalmi Bethlen Kállay Walko Korányi Bud Wekerle Jr. G. Károlyi Korányi Imrédy Fabinyi Reményi-Schneller
Transition period	Vásáry Oltványi Gordon Rácz Nyárádi Gerő
Communist Hungary	Kossa Olt Kossa Antos Nyers Tímár Vályi Faluvégi Hetényi Medgyessy Villányi Békesi
Republic of Hungary	Rabár Kupa Szabó Békesi Bokros Medgyessy Járai M. Varga László Draskovics Veres Oszkó Matolcsy M. Varga

Governors of the Hungarian National Bank since 1924
Regency	Sándor Popovics (1924–1935) Béla Imrédy (1935–1938) Lipót Baranyai (1938–1943) Gyula Pósch (1943–1944)
Transition period	László Temesváry (Oct–Dec 1944) Imre Oltványi (Apr–Aug 1945) Artúr Kárász (Aug–Nov 1945) Imre Oltványi (1945–1946) Jenő Csejkey (1946–1949)
Communist Hungary	Ferenc Jeszenszky (1949–1952) János Vörös (1952–1955) László Háy (Apr–Nov 1956) Dénes Szántó (1956–1960) Béla Sulyok (1960–1961) Andor László (1961–1975) Mátyás Tímár (1975–1988) Ferenc Bartha (1988–1990)
Hungary	György Surányi (1990–1991) Péter Ákos Bod (1991–1994) György Surányi (1995–2001) Zsigmond Járai (2001–2007) András Simor (2007–2013) György Matolcsy (2013–present)