István Hiller

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István Hiller

Minister of Education and Culture of Hungary
In office 9 June 2006 – 29 May 2010
Preceded by	Bálint Magyar (Minister of Education) András Bozóki (Minister of Culture)
Succeeded by	Miklós Réthelyi (Minister of National Resources)
Minister of Culture of Hungary
In office 19 May 2003 – 13 February 2005
Preceded by	Gábor Görgey
Succeeded by	András Bozóki
Personal details
Born	(1964-05-07)7 May 1964 Sopron, People's Republic of Hungary
Political party	MSZMP, MSZP
Profession	historian, politician

The native form of this personal name is Dr. Hiller István. This article uses the Western name order.

Dr. István Hiller (born 7 May 1964 in Sopron) is a Hungarian politician and former chairman of the governing Hungarian Socialist Party between 16 October 2004 and 24 February 2007, succeeding László Kovács, succeeded by Ferenc Gyurcsány. A co-founder of his party, Hiller was Minister of Culture under the government of Ferenc Gyurcsány from 2003 to 2005 before being replaced by András Bozóki. He became Vice chairman of the party in 2003. Hiller was the Minister of Education and Culture between 2006 and 2010.

Hiller attended university in Budapest and Heidelberg, and carried out research at the University of Vienna in 1995 and 1997. He speaks German, Latin and Ancient Greek fluently, as well as Italian and English. Hiller is married with two children, Gábor (b. 1990) and Dávid (b. 1992).

External links

http://www.hiller.hu

Political offices
Preceded by Gábor Görgey	Minister of Culture 2003–2005	Succeeded by András Bozóki
Preceded by Bálint Magyar Education	Minister of Education and Culture 2006–2010	Succeeded by Miklós Réthelyi National Resources
	Minister of Education and Culture 2006–2010	Succeeded by Miklós Réthelyi National Resources
Preceded by András Bozóki Culture
Party political offices
Preceded by László Kovács	Chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party 2004–2007	Succeeded by Ferenc Gyurcsány

v t e Ministers of Education of Hungary since 1848

Revolution of 1848	J. Eötvös Batthyány Horváth

Kingdom of Hungary	J. Eötvös Szlávy Pauler Trefort Baross Csáky L. Eötvös Wlassics Berzeviczy G. Lukács (*1865) Tost Apponyi Székely Zichy Jankovich Apponyi Zichy

Transition period	Lovászy Juhász Nagy Kunfi G. Lukács (*1885) Pogány (opposed by P. Teleki) Garbai Imre Huszár

Regency	Haller Jó. Vass Klebelsberg Ernszt Karafiáth Hóman P. Teleki Hóman Szinyei Merse Antal Rakovszky

Transition period	Rajniss Szálasi G. Teleki Keresztury

Communist Hungary	Ortutay Darvas Erdey-Grúz Kónya Kállai Benke Ilku Nagy Polinszky Pozsgay Köpeczi Czibere Glatz

Republic of Hungary	Andrásfalvy Mádl Fodor Magyar Pokorni Pálinkás Magyar Hiller

Ministers of Culture	Révai Darvas G. Lukács (*1885) Orbán Pozsgay Hámori Rockenbauer Görgey Hiller Bozóki

Minister of Religion	Já. Vass

Minister of Higher Education	Erdey-Grúz

Minister of National/Human Resources	Réthelyi Balog

Authority control	VIAF: 24686201 GND: 1020869828 BNF: cb123972827

Persondata
Name	Hiller, Istvan
Alternative names
Short description	Hungarian politician
Date of birth	7 May 1964
Place of birth	Sopron, People's Republic of Hungary
Date of death
Place of death

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