Pál Schmitt

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Pál Schmitt (born on 13 May 1942 in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union, Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education.

Schmitt is a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and chairs the Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee.

He is also a great sportsman, won team épée gold medal at the Games of the XIX. Olympiad in Mexico (1968) and the XX. Olympiad in Munich (1972). Now, he is the president of the World Olympians Association and the Chief of Protocol of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

[edit] Education

• 1965: University of Economics
• 1992: PhD

[edit] Career

• 1965-1980: Hotel manager
• since 1983: Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• 1981-1990: Deputy Undersecretary of State for Sport
• 1984-1988: Vice-Chairman of the Athletes Commission of IOC
• 1991-1999: Member of the IOC Executive Board
• 1993-1997: Ambassador in Spain
• since 1995: Chairman of the Sport and Environment Commission of IOC
• 1995-1999: Vice-President of the IOC
• 1998-2002: Ambassador in Switzerland
• since 1999: President of the World Olympians Association
• since 2003: Vice-Chairman of the FIDESZ party

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Hungary)

[edit] External links

• Biography at olympic.org
• European Parliament biography of Pál Schmitt (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
• Declaration of financial interests (in Hungarian; PDF)