omb os , ▁an ▁artist ▁and ▁painter , ▁after ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Empire ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Soviet ▁Republic . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁G öd öll ő ▁Prem on str at ens ian ▁Gram mar ▁School . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁from ▁the ▁P áz m ány ▁P éter ▁Catholic ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁reserve ▁officer , ▁entered ▁the ▁Independent ▁Small hold ers ' ▁Party ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁anti - N azi ▁resistance ▁movement . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁was ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁and ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁in ▁the ▁Grand - B ud apest ▁constitu ency . ▁From ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁under ▁Z olt án ▁T ild y , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁President ial ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Republic . ▁He ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁but ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁An k ara . ▁ ▁Em igration ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 4 ,