Péter Medgyessy
| Péter Medgyessy | |
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| Prime Minister of Hungary | |
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In office 27 May 2002 – 29 September 2004 |
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| President | Ferenc Mádl |
| Preceded by | Viktor Orbán |
| Succeeded by | Ferenc Gyurcsány |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
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In office 15 May 2002 – 15 May 2006 |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 1 March 1996 – 8 July 1998 |
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| Prime Minister | Gyula Horn |
| Preceded by | Lajos Bokros |
| Succeeded by | Zsigmond Járai |
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In office 1 January 1987 – 15 December 1987 |
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| Prime Minister |
György Lázár Károly Grósz |
| Preceded by | István Hetényi |
| Succeeded by | Miklós Villányi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 October 1942 Budapest, Hungary |
| Political party | Independent (MSZMP until 1989) |
| Spouse(s) | Katalin Csaplár |
| Children | Gergely Ildikó Anita |
| Profession | Economist |
| Website | www.medgyessy.hu |
Péter Medgyessy (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɛr ˈmɛɟːɛʃi]; born 19 October 1942, in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician and was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary from 27 May 2002 until 29 September 2004. On 25 August 2004 he resigned over disputes with coalition partner Alliance of Free Democrats, but remained caretaker Prime Minister for a 30-day period as required by the Constitution, and a few additional days until his successor Ferenc Gyurcsány was confirmed by Parliament.
He was born into an old Transylvanian noble family in Budapest on 19 October 1942. An ancestor of the family, Miklós Medgyessy de Medgyes worked as a penman for Prince Gabriel Bethlen in the 17th century. Péter Medgyessy's father, Béla Medgyessy was a recorder in the General Assembly of Cluj until the Second Vienna Award, when Hungary reassigned the territory of Northern Transylvania from the Kingdom of Romania. The family moved to Budapest, where Béla Medgyessy worked for the Ministry of Domestic Trade. His mother Ibolya Szolga was an interpreter.
Medgyessy studied theoretical economics at the Corvinus University of Budapest (then called Karl Marx University of Economic Sciences). He graduated in 1966, then returned to receive his doctorate. He is fluent in French and Romanian, and knowledgeable in the English and Russian languages.
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