Bálint Magyar

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Bálint Magyar
Minister of Education of Hungary
In office
27 May 2002  9 June 2006
Preceded by József Pálinkás
Succeeded by István Hiller (Minister of Education and Culture)
In office
1 January 1996  8 July 1998
Preceded by Gábor Fodor
Succeeded by Zoltán Pokorni
Personal details
Born (1952-11-15)15 November 1952
Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary
Political party SZDSZ
Profession politician

Bálint Magyar (born as János Magyar; 15 November 1952) is a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Education between 1996–1998 and between 2002–2006. He was a founding member of the Alliance of Free Democrats.

Family

His paternal grandparents were the journalist Elek Magyar and Berta Kürthy who was granddaughter of the late Hungarian Prime Minister Bertalan Szemere. His father is the writer and theatre manager Bálint Magyar, Sr. His mother, Olga Siklós (b. Schwarcz), was born to a Jewish family from Kolozsvár. Bálint has a sister, Fruzsina who is the wife of Imre Mécs. Bálint Magyar's wife is Róza Hodosán, a former member of the National Assembly of Hungary. They have a daughter, Annamária.

Career

Since 2008, Bálint Magyar is a member of the governing board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Gábor Fodor
Minister of Education
1996–1998
Succeeded by
Zoltán Pokorni
Preceded by
József Pálinkás
Minister of Education
2002–2006
Succeeded by
István Hiller
Party political offices
Preceded by
Gábor Kuncze
President of the Alliance of Free Democrats
1998–2000
Succeeded by
Gábor Demszky
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