Attila Mesterházy
| Attila Mesterházy | |
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| Chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party | |
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In office 10 July 2010 – 29 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Ildikó Lendvai |
| Succeeded by | László Botka (Acting) |
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| Born |
30 January 1974 Pécs, Hungary |
| Political party | Hungarian Socialist Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Corvinus University Semmelweis University |
Attila Mesterházy (born 30 January 1974) is a Hungarian politician, who served as the seventh chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) from 10 July 2010 to 29 May 2014. He was the party's candidate for the position of Prime Minister of Hungary in the 2010 and 2014 parliamentary elections.
Mesterházy was born in 1974 in Pécs. In the years 1988-1992 he attended secondary school (Lovassy László Gimnázium) in Veszprém. In 1992-1997 he studied economics at the Corvinus University in Budapest, obtaining a diploma in 1997. He was a Fellow at the University of Valladolid in Spain (1995–1996), Diplomatic Academy of Vienna (Vienna School of International Studies) (1996–1998) and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands (1997). He was a Ph.D. student at the Corvinus University in Budapest (1997-1999) and then at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences of Semmelweis University in Budapest (2004-2005), but he has not earned a Ph.D. degree.
In 1997 and in 1998 he worked in the Prime Minister's Office as a specialist on economic and European integration. In 1999-2000 he was manager of the public relations firm Hill and Knowlton. In 2000 he returned to the political scene and became an advisor to Prime Minister Péter Medgyessy. In 2002-2004 he served as Secretary of State for Children, Youth and Sports in his office. In 2004 he joined the National Assembly of Hungary. From 2004 to 2006 he served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities during the rule of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány. In 2003 he was a member of the national executive of the MSZP. In April 2009, was one of its vice-presidents, and was appointed leader of its parliamentary caucus.
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