Background
Czinege, Lajos was born on March 24, 1924 in Karczag, Hungary. Son of Jozsef and Maria (Andrasi) Czinege.
army officer deputy premier of Hungary
Czinege, Lajos was born on March 24, 1924 in Karczag, Hungary. Son of Jozsef and Maria (Andrasi) Czinege.
Agricultural laborer. Official Communist Party, 1947—1951. Lieutenant colonel, 1951—1954.
Lieutenant-general, 1960. Colonel-general, 1962. Army-general, since 1978.
Member central committee Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, since 1959. Substitute member policy committee, 1961—1970. Minister of defense, 1960—1984.
Deputy premier, since 1984.
Married Maria Volgyl Czinege, 1949. 3 children.