Béla Serényi

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Minister of Agriculture of Hungary
In office 17 January 1910 – 10 June 1913
Preceded by	Ignác Darányi
Succeeded by	Imre Ghillány
In office 11 February 1918 – 31 October 1918
Preceded by	Sándor Wekerle
Succeeded by	Barna Buza
Personal details
Born	(1866-06-16)16 June 1866 Pest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	14 October 1919(1919-10-14) (aged 53) Budapest, Hungary
Political party	Liberal Party, Party of National Work
Profession	politician

The native form of this personal name is kis-serényi gróf Serényi Béla. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Count Béla Serényi de Kis-Serény (16 June 1866 – 14 October 1919) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture twice: between 1910–1913 and in 1918.

He was born into a Hungarian noble family in Pest. His parents were Count László Serényi, a landowner in Putnok and Countess Ludmilla Bubna de Littlicz. He finished his studies in the Theresianum, Vienna and studied law in Budapest. He was a member of the House of Magnates, where he supported the government's religion politics in his speeches. Later he politicized in the House of Representatives. He served as Minister of Trade from 1917 to 1918. Serényi left the Party of National Work in 1916.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon