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Revision as of 22:11, 30 September 2004 by Sicboy (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Ferenc Gyurcsány (pronounce Joor-chagne, with gn like in Cologne or Boulogne), born in June 4, 1961 has been nominated to be the Prime Minister of Hungary on the August 25, 2004 by his party, the Hungarian Socialist Party, after Péter Medgyessy had resigned due to a conflict with the coalition partner. Mr. Gyurcsány became Prime Minister on the September 29, 2004, with 197 yes votes, 12 no votes, and the greatest opposition party not voting in the Parliament.
Biography
Gyurcsány was born in the town of Pápa, in western Hungary. He studied as teacher and then, economics at the Janus Pannonius University in Pécs, graduating in 1984 and 1990 respectively. Fluent in English.
He began politics in the KISZ, the Association of Young Communists, then he became vice-president of its successor, the DEMISZ. After 1990 he didn't continue in politics, rather he grounded some companies, most important is the ALTUS Ltd.. Being an enterpreneur he became the 50th richest person in Hungary.
He returned to politics in 2002 as the head strategic advisor of Péter Medgyessy, the previous PM. He became Minister dealing with youth, sports, and children in 2003. He became the president of the MSZP in Győr-Moson-Sopron county in January 2004. In the summer of that same year it seemed that there were larger problems in his relationship with Medgyessy, rumours said because the PM was getting afraid of Gyurcsány as a competitor for the seat, so he resigned as minister. But in 1 week everything changed: Medgyessy resigned, and Gyurcsány became the incoming Prime Minister of Hungary.
The coalition parties seem to support him as Prime Minister, because they believe he is the one, who can change in the style of the communication of the government that had been criticised a lot, and Gyurcsány is very dynamic. They hope that they can win the elections in 2006 with him, which seems in 2004 a very tough challenge, the MSZP standing around 25% and the opposition's main party: the Fidesz standing about 50%.
Has four children: Péter (1988), Bálint (1990, Anna (1996) and Tamás (1997). He is married to Klára Dobrev.
Sources
Links
- The Official Website of the Prime Minister of Hungary (only few facts in English yet)