Endre Misteth

He began his studies at Matyas Hunyadi military academy, originally intending for a career in the army, but eventually graduated from the Budapest Technical University in 1935.

He began work in the Ganz rail factory and later took part in the building of roads between Székesfehérvár and Graz.

Following the war, all of the bridges linking the two sides of the Danube in Budapest had to be rebuilt, as they had been blown up by the retreating German forces.

In 1945 he became the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Works during the tenure of the Independent Smallholder's Party prior to the Communist takeover of the country.

In the following year he became Minister for reconstruction but was put in prison following the so-called "Hungarian Society" show trial in 1947.