József Haubrich

József Haubrich (9 November 1883, Deta – 1939) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Defence twice in 1919. He was one of the leaders of the Hungarian Social Democratic Party. During the Hungarian Soviet Republic he was a member of the communist cabinet, military commander of Budapest. After the fall of the communists, he was sentenced to death by the Regency. He got into the Soviet Union with the occasion of a prisoner exchange where he lived as an ironwork worker for the remaining part of his life.

József Haubrich
Minister of Defence of Hungary
In office 21 March 1919 – 24 June 1919
Preceded by	Vilmos Böhm
Succeeded by	Vilmos Böhm
In office 1 August 1919 – 6 August 1919
Preceded by	Vilmos Böhm
Succeeded by	Ferenc Schnetzer
Personal details
Born	(1883-11-09)9 November 1883 Detta, Hungary
Died	1939 Moscow, Soviet Union
Political party	MSZDP
Profession	politician, soldier

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

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Political offices
Preceded by Vilmos Böhm	People's Commissar of War in opposition: Zoltán Szabó and Miklós Horthy 1919	Succeeded by Vilmos Böhm
Preceded by Vilmos Böhm	Minister of War 1919	Succeeded by Ferenc Schnetzer