Géza Lakatos

Géza Lakatos
de Csíkszentsimon
Lakatos in 1940
Prime Minister of Hungary
In office
29 August 1944  16 October 1944
RegentMiklós Horthy
Preceded byDöme Sztójay
Succeeded byFerenc Szálasi
(as Leader of the Nation)
Personal details
Born(1890-04-30)30 April 1890
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died21 May 1967(1967-05-21) (aged 77)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
NationalityHungarian
Political partyIndependent
ProfessionPolitician

Géza Lakatos de Csíkszentsimon (Hungarian title/name: "Vitéz lófő csíkszentsimoni Lakatos Géza"; in German: Geza Ritter Lakatos, Edler von Csikszentsimon) (30 April 1890 – 21 May 1967) was a colonel general in the Hungarian Army during World War II who served briefly as Prime Minister of Hungary, under regent Miklós Horthy from 29 August 1944, until 15 October 1944.