Katalin Novák
Katalin Novák | |
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![]() Novák in 2023 | |
President of Hungary | |
In office 10 May 2022 – 26 February 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
Preceded by | János Áder |
Succeeded by | László Kövér (acting) |
Minister for Family Affairs | |
In office 1 October 2020 – 31 December 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 8 May 2018 – 1 May 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Katalin Éva Novák 6 September 1977 Szeged, Hungary |
Political party | Fidesz |
Spouse | István Veres |
Children | 3 |
Education | Corvinus University of Budapest (MSc) University of Szeged (JD) |
Katalin Éva Veresné Novák
In early 2024, Novák became embroiled in—and eventually resigned due to—a scandal involving her April 2023
Education
After completing her secondary education at the Ságvári Endre Secondary School at Szeged in 1996, Novák studied economics at the Corvinus University of Budapest and law at the University of Szeged. While a student, she also studied abroad at the Paris Nanterre University. In addition to her native Hungarian, Novák speaks French, English, German, and Spanish.[3][4]
Political career
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Novák began working at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2001, specializing in European Union and European matters. In 2010, she became a ministerial advisor. and was appointed Head of Cabinet of the Ministry of Human Resources in 2012.[3]
In 2014 she became State Secretary for Family and Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Human Capacities, eventually becoming Minister of Family Affairs in October 2020. She held this position until December 2021.
She served as Vice President of Fidesz between 2017 and 2021.[5]
On 21 December 2021, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that Novák would be Fidesz's nominee in the 2022 presidential election.[6] On 10 March 2022, she won gaining 137 out of 188 votes in the National Assembly.[7] Novák is the first woman to hold the office of president in its history.
Presidency
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In April 2023, the National Assembly passed a bill enabling and encouraging citizens to report same-sex couples who raise children to the state authorities, such as police and child protection.[8] Novák vetoed the bill, and formally prevented it from becoming enacted into law.[9] In May 2022, she condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]
In the context of the 2023
Pardon affair and resignation
In April 2023, prior to and in commemoration of
On 9 February, Novák cut short her attendance at the World Water Polo Championships in Qatar and flew home to Budapest, where she announced her resignation shortly after arriving on 10 February.[16] In her resignation address, she also apologized to Kónya's victims.[17] Judit Varga, who was serving as Minister of Justice in 2023 and had countersigned the pardon, also resigned as a member of parliament and withdrew her candidacy for member of the European Parliament in the 2024 election.[18][19][17][20][21] In response, Orbán said that he would introduce a constitutional amendment to bar convicted child abusers from receiving clemency.[22] As part of continued fallout from the scandal, Balog resigned from the synodal presidency of the Hungarian Reformed Church on 16 February 2024.[23]
The National Assembly formally accepted, and thus made Novák's resignation effective, on 26 February 2024.[24][25] She was succeeded in an acting capacity by speaker of the National Assembly László Kövér.[26] She was the second head of state to resign in Hungary's post-communist history after Pál Schmitt, who did so in the wake of a plagiarism scandal in 2012.[27]
Personal life
Novák is married and has three children. Her husband is economist István Veres, director of the Financial Market and Foreign Exchange Market Directorate at the Hungarian National Bank (MNB).[28] She is a Reformed Christian.[29]
Novák is firmly committed to opposing what she calls "
Honours and awards
Domestic
Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen (2022)
According to the Constitution of Hungary's CCII/2011 law the president of Hungary receives the Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen ex-officio.[31]Grand Cross with Chain of the Hungarian Order of Merit (2022)
According to the Constitution of Hungary's CCII/2011 law the president of Hungary receives the Grand Cross with Chain of the Hungarian Order of Merit ex-officio.[31]
Foreign
France: Knight (Chevalier) of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (2019)[32]
Poland: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2019)[33]
Portugal: Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (2023)[34]
Dynastic
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I (2023)
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- ^ Csuhaj, Ildikó (5 October 2021). "Novák Katalin bejelentette: Nem indul a Fidesz alelnöki posztjáért". ATV (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Tóth-Szenesi, Attila (21 December 2021). "Novák Katalin lesz a Fidesz államfőjelöltje". Telex (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "'Nejdůležitější jsou pro mě rodiny a děti.' Maďarsko má novou prezidentku Katalin Novákovou". iROZHLAS (in Czech). 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Gulyas, Veronika; Kasnyik, Marton (13 April 2023). "Hungary's New Law Lets Locals Report on Same-Sex Families". Bloomberg News.
- ^ Kijewski, Leonie (22 April 2023). "Hungarian president vetoes anti-LGBTQ law". Politico Europe. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Hungary's new president condemns Putin's 'aggression', plans trip to Warsaw". Reuters. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "President Novák Meets Israeli Counterpart in Tel-Aviv on a Solidarity Visit". Hungary Today. 6 November 2023. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Kegyelmet adott Budaházy Györgynek Novák Katalin a pápára hivatkozva". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 27 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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- ^ a b Thorpe, Nick (10 February 2024). "Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigns over child abuse pardon scandal". BBC. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Novák Katalin kegyelmet adott a bicskei gyerekotthon egykori igazgatóhelyettesének, aki fedezte a pedofil exigazgatót". Telex (in Hungarian). 2 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Than, Krisztina; Gyori, Boldizsar (10 February 2024). "Hungarian president resigns over sex abuse case pardon". Reuters. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Mizsur, András; Pál, Tamás (10 February 2024). "Lemondott Novák Katalin". Telex. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Hernandez-Morales, Aitor; Lau, Stuart (10 February 2024). "Hungary President Novak quits under pressure over sex-abuse pardon case". Politico. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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- ^ Molnár, Réka (16 February 2024). "Balog Zoltán lemondott a zsinati elnöki posztról". Telex. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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- ^ "Elfogadta a parlament Novák Katalin köztársasági elnök lemondását". Infostart (in Hungarian). 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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- ^ "The President's husband – Hungary gets its first ever first gentleman". Telex. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae". Republic of Hungary. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Gall, Lydia (17 December 2020). "Hungary's Family Minister Undermines Equality for Women". hrw.org. Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b Lajos, Csordás (8 May 2014). "A zöld szárú kereszt lovagjai" (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Gauquelin, Blaise (31 January 2019). "Une proche d'Orban reçoit la Légion d'honneur" [Orban's friend receives the Legion of Honour]. Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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External links
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