Lajos Bokros
| Lajos András Bokros | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 1 March 1995 – 29 February 1996 |
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| Preceded by | László Békesi |
| Succeeded by | Péter Medgyessy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 June 1954 Budapest, Hungary |
| Political party |
MSZMP MSZP (1990–1991) MDF (2009–2011) MoMa (2013–) |
| Spouse(s) | Mária Gyetvai |
| Children | András Ildikó |
| Profession | politician, economist |
Lajos András Bokros (born 26 June 1954) is a Hungarian economist, who served as Minister of Finance from 1995 to 1996. He was a Member of the European Parliament for Hungary in the 2009–2014 session. He is the leader of the Movement for a Modern Hungary, which he founded in April 2013, and sat in the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament.
Bokros was born in Budapest. He graduated from and holds a Ph.D. from the Budapest University of Economics. He successfully applied for the scholarship of University of Panama in 1976, where he learned to speak fluent Spanish. He wrote his dissertation on the industrialization, integration and common market developments in Central America.
He was director of the State Property Agency of Hungary between 1990–1991. He was chairman and chief executive officer at the Budapest Bank between 1991–1995. He is a full professor (Department of Public Policy) and former chief operating officer of the Central European University.
Bokros was the Minister of Finance between 1995–1996 in the government of Gyula Horn, a noted former Communist who had helped to rule Hungary in the interests of the Soviet Union. He is best known for the so-called "Bokros package"; a string of austerity measures implemented during his term as Finance Minister. He resigned from his position in February 1996. He was replaced by Péter Medgyessy.
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