Péter Balázs
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Péter Balázs is a Hungarian politician born in Kecskemét, 1941. In addition to his native Hungarian, he also speaks English, French, German and Russian.
He graduated from Budapest School of Economics in 1963 and worked in the Hungarian government until 1 May 2004 when his country joined the European Union and was appointed to the European Commission with Michel Barnier under Romano Prodi.
He became the Hungarian European Commissioner holding the Regional Policy portfolio until the end of the Prodi Commission on 21 November 2004. He was succeeded by László Kovács as the Hungarian Commissioner and Danuta Hübner as Commissioner for regional policy.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Monika Wulf-Mathies |
European Commissioner for Regional Policy May 2004–Nov 2004 |
Succeeded by Danuta Hübner |
| Preceded by new post |
Hungarian European Commissioner May 2004–Nov 2004 |
Succeeded by László Kovács |
 |
This article about a Hungarian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This article about a politician who has held a non-elected position in the Institutions of the European Union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
