Štefan Tiso

Štefan Tiso
Štefan Tiso in 1944.
Prime Minister of the First Slovak Republic
In office September 5, 1944 (1944-09-05) – April 4, 1945 (1945-04-04)
President	Jozef Tiso
Preceded by	Vojtech Tuka
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Foreign Minister of the First Slovak Republic
In office September 5, 1944 (1944-09-05) – April 4, 1945 (1945-04-04)
Preceded by	Vojtech Tuka
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of Justice of the First Slovak Republic
In office September 5, 1944 (1944-09-05) – April 4, 1945 (1945-04-04)
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	(1897-10-18)October 18, 1897 Nagybiccse, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bytča, Slovakia)
Died	March 28, 1959(1959-03-28) (aged 61) Mírov, Czechoslovakia (now Mírov, Czech Republic)
Nationality	Slovak
Political party	Slovak People's Party
Occupation	Politician, lawyer

Štefan Tiso (October 18, 1897, Nagybiccse, Kingdom of Hungary – March 28, 1959, Mírov, Czechoslovakia) was a lawyer and president of the Supreme Court of the 1939–1945 Slovak Republic which was a puppet state of Nazi Germany. He was a cousin of Josef Tiso, the President of the Republic.

He became Prime Minister (replacing Vojtech Tuka), Foreign Minister (replacing also Vojtech Tuka) and Minister of Justice (replacing ) of the Slovak Republic. In the latter position in 1944 he pressed for death sentences against leaders of the pro-allied Slovak National Council.^{[citation needed]} Tiso also emphasized his desire to see a Final Solution to the Jewish Question in Slovakia, in discussions with  [de; fr; sv], the commander of Einsatzgruppe H. He believed that the uprising was the work of Judeo-Bolshevik plotters and considered Jews "enemies of the state".^[1]

In a postwar trial, Štefan Tiso was given a life sentence. He died in prison.

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Národný (Ľudový) súd 1945 – 48