Ivan Dérer

Ivan Dérer
Minister of Justice of Czechoslovakia
In office 14 February 1934 – 22 September 1938
Preceded by	Alfréd Meissner
Succeeded by	Vladimír Fajnor
Minister of Education of Czechoslovakia
In office 7 December 1929 – 14 February 1934
Preceded by	Anton Štefánek
Succeeded by	Jan Krčmář
Personal details
Born	(1884-03-02)2 March 1884 Malacka,, Pozsony County, Kingdom of Hungary (now Malacky, Slovakia)
Died	10 March 1973(1973-03-10) (aged 89) Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Political party	ČSDSD SP
Alma mater	Budapest University

Ivan Dérer (2 March 1884 in Malacka, Kingdom of Hungary – 10 March 1973 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a prominent Slovak politician, lawyer, journalist and regional chairman of the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party in Slovakia. Serving in 1920 as Minister for Administration of Slovakia, in 1939 to 1934 as Minister of Education and from 1934 to 1938 as Minister of Justice. He was one of the signers of Martin Declaration in 1918. His son, Vladimir Derer was a prominent British Labour Party activist who founded the influential Campaign for Labour Party Democracy.

External links

• Ivan Dérer, malackepohlady.sk