Pál Schmitt
| Pál Schmitt | |
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| 4th President of Hungary | |
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In office 6 August 2010 – 2 April 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
| Preceded by | László Sólyom |
| Succeeded by |
László Kövér (Acting) János Áder |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
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In office 14 May 2010 – 5 August 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Béla Katona |
| Succeeded by | László Kövér |
| Vice President of the European Parliament | |
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In office 14 July 2009 – 13 May 2010 |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
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In office 14 May 2010 – 5 August 2010 |
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13 May 1942 Budapest, Hungary |
| Political party | Fidesz |
| Spouse(s) | Katalin Makray |
| Children | Gréta Petra Alexa |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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| Men's fencing | ||
Representing  Hungary
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1968 Mexico City | Team Épée |
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1972 Munich | Team Épée |
Pál Schmitt (Hungarian: Schmitt Pál, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃmitː ˈpaːl]; born 13 May 1942) is a Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician who served as President of Hungary from 2010 to 2012.
Schmitt was a successful fencer in his youth, winning two gold medals at the Summer Olympics. Later, he served as an ambassador during the 1990s and was a Vice President of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2010. After briefly serving as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary in 2010, Schmitt was elected as President of Hungary in a 263 to 59 vote in the Parliament of Hungary. He was sworn in as President on 6 August 2010. On 2 April 2012, Schmitt announced to the Hungarian Parliament his resignation as President, following the outbreak of a controversy surrounding his 1992 doctoral dissertation.
Schmitt started a successful fencing career in 1955 competing for MTK-VM. After winning two Hungarian Championship titles in individual competitions he participated as part of the Hungarian National Fencing Team 130 times between 1965 and 1977. He won the team épée gold medal at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. He also won team and individual World Championships in fencing, and collected several second and third-place finishes until his active career ended in 1977. He later became the Chief of Protocol of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and presided over the World Olympians Association between 1999 and 2007.
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