Records of the Prefect of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County, 1876-1944
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Records of the Prefect of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County, 1876-1944
Prefect (főispán) was the head of the main administrative units of Hungary, the counties and the cities of municipal rights between 1870 and 1950. According to Law 42 of 1870, prefects were appointed by the head of state (upon the initiative of the Minister of the Interior). The prefect was the representative of government policy and control over local autonomies (whereas the subprefect was elected by the local municipal assemblies until 1942). Prefects had a political and representative function, whereas subprefect was the acting head of the local civil administration. From 1886, the prefect supervised all bodies and offices of the state administration in the county/city, including the subprefect, but excluding the courts. With Hungary entering WWII, the prefect also served as Government Commissioner for Public Supply and Mobilization.
Records of the Prefect of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County, 1876-1944