Béla Varga (politician)

Béla Varga
Member of the High National Council
In office 7 December 1945 – 8 January 1946 Serving with Zoltán Tildy, Ferenc Nagy, and László Rajk
Preceded by	Béla Miklós Béla Zsedényi Mátyás Rákosi
Succeeded by	Zoltán Tildy as President of the Republic
Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary
In office 7 February 1946 – 3 July 1947
Preceded by	Ferenc Nagy
Succeeded by	Árpád Szabó
Personal details
Born	(1903-02-18)18 February 1903 Börcs, Austria-Hungary
Died	13 October 1995(1995-10-13) (aged 92) Budapest, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Profession	Priest, politician

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

Béla Varga (18 February 1903 – 13 October 1995) was a Hungarian Catholic priest and politician. He was one of the founders of the Independent Smallholders' Party. Varga was arrested by the Soviet troops in 1945 and sentenced to death, but released and served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary February 7, 1946 – July 3, 1947. Msgr. Varga emigrated to the United States in 1947, where he worked as a priest in New York City, but returned to his native country after the communists lost their power.