Bálint Magyar

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

The native form of this personal name is Magyar Bálint. This article uses the Western name order.

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.

His book Magyar polip – A posztkommunista maffiaállam (2013) describes modern Hungary as a mafia state.^[1] An English translation of the book, Post-Communist Mafia State: The Case of Hungary, is due in the spring of 2016.^[2]

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

↑ Russia the mafia state Maria Snegovaya on how the ‘rule of the rulers’ supplants the ‘rule of law’, column by Maria Snegovaya (comparing Russia to the Hungarian case), an English translation published by Meduza, December 17, 2015, from the Russian original, Закон правящего вместо права закона, pubished by Vedomosti, December 16, 2015.
↑ According to Amazon.com, viewed January 28, 2016.

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

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: 7592088 ISNI: 0000 0001 1467 1591 BNF: cb140601127 (data)

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