Kinga Gál
Kinga Gál | |
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 Kinga Gál in June 2018 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2004 | |
| Constituency | Hungary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1970 Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Political party |  HungarianFidesz |
| Spouse | Máté Gál |
| Children |
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| Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University |
| Website | gal.fidesz-eu.hu/en |
Kinga Gál (born 6 September 1970) is a
Early life and education
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Gál was born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and moved to Hungary in 1986. She graduated from the Institute for Comparative Human Rights in Strasbourg with a diploma of International Human Rights in 1993 and from the Political Science and Law Department of Eötvös Loránd University in 1994.[1][2]
Career
From 1991 until 1994, Gál was an advisor to the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania. In 1995, she worked as an analyst for the Government Office for Hungarian Minorities Abroad and in 1996 as a researcher for the Teleki Foundation. From 1997 until 2000, she was an international legal expert at the European Centre for Minority Issues in Flensburg.[3] Between 2001 and 2002, she served as the vice-chairman of the Government Office for Hungarian Minorities Abroad. Gál was appointed chief advisor to the president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2003.[1][2]
European Parliament
Gál has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2004 European Parliament Election in Hungary. From 2015 until 2019 she was the vice-president of the European People's Party.[4] In 2014, she received the annual MEP Award for Justice and Civil Liberties, awarded by Parliament Magazine.[5]
Committees and delegations
Gál is currently a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China.[6][7] Additionally, she is the co-chair of the Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages.[8]
Personal life
She is married to Máté Gál. They have four sons, Áron, Gergő, Zsombor and Márton.[9]
Publications]
- "Önrendelkezés és önkormányzatiság Kossuth felfogásában, 1861" (in Hungarian). Pro Minoritate. Budapest. 1991.
- "Kisebbségvédelem a nemzetközi jogban, Magyar Kisebbség" ["Protection of Minorities in International Law – The Hungarian Minority"] (in Hungarian). II évfolyam, 1-2 szám, Kolozsvár. 1996.
- "A Román Parlament elé terjesztett kisebbségi törvény-tervezetek összehasonlítása" (in Hungarian). Magyar Kisebbség, III. évfolyam, 1-2 szám, pp. 244–255, Kolozsvár. 1997.
- "Bilateral Agreements in Central and Eastern Europe: A New Inter-State Framework for Minority Protection?". European Centre for Minority Issues Working Paper # 4. p. 22. Flensburg, Germany. May 1999.
- "Implementing the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities". Co-author: María Amor Martín Estébanez. Flensburg, Germany, 12–14 June 1998. European Centre for Minority Issues Report #3. p. 96. August 1999.
- "The role of the bilateral treaties in the protection of national minorities in Central and Eastern Europe". Helsinki Monitor, Quarterly on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Volume 10, No.3, pp. 73–90, 1999.
- "Minoritätenprobleme in Ungarn und Rumänien". In Neuss, Beate, Peter Jurczek and Wolfram Hilz (eds.) Transformationsprozesse im suedlichen Mitteleuropa — Ungarn und Rumänien. Beiträge zu einem politik- und regional-wissenschaftlichen Symposium an der TU Chemnitz. Occasional papers no. 20, Tuebingen: Europäisches Zentrum für Föderalismus- Forschung. pp. 31–41. 1999.
- "Innere Selbstbestimmung — Aktuelle Autonomiekonzepte der Minderheiten in Rumanien". In Löwe, Tontsch und Troebst, Minderheiten, Regionalbewusstsein und Zentralismus in Ostmitteleuropa, Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar Wien. 2000.
- "The New Slovak language law: Internal or External Politics?". Co-author: Farimah Daftary. European Centre for Minority Issues Working Paper # 8. pp. 71. Flensburg, Germany. September 2000.
- "The Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and its Impact on Central and Eastern Europe". Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe. Winter 2000.
- "Legal and Political Aspects of Protecting Minorities in Southeastern Europe in the Context of European Enlargement". In Wim van Meurs, Beyond EU Enlargement. Bertelsmann Foundation Publishers, Gütersloh.2001.
- "Aktuelle Autonomiekonzepte ungarischer Minderheiten in Ostmitteleuropa". In Adriányi, Glassl, Völkl, Borbándi, Brunner, Ungarn-Jahrbuch, Zeitschrift für die Kunde Ungarns und verwandte Gebiete. München. 2002.
- "Staatsangehörigkeit in Ungarn heute" ["Nationality in Hungary Today"]. In Osteuropa, Zeitschrift für Gegenwartsfragen des Ostens (in German), 52.Jg., 6/2002. Deutsche Verlags Anstalt, Stuttgart. 2002.
- Minority Governance at the Threshold of the 21st Century (ed.), Open Society Institute, Budapest. October 2002.
- "The European Parliament Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages, 2009–2014". Europäisches Journal für Minderheitenfragen, EJM 3–4 (2010). Co-author: Davyth Hicks.
- "National Minorities in Inter-State Relations: Commentary from Country Perspective". In National Minorities in Inter-State Relations, edited by Francesco Palermo — Natalie Sabandze. Leiden, Boston. 2011.
- "Az európai kulturális sokszínűség régi és új arcai". In Örökség a jövőnek — Nemzetközi Konferencia, Magyar Országgyűlés, November 2010, előadások, Budapest. 2011.
- "Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages – the issues raised in the European Parliament Intergroup 2009-2011" (PDF format). Co-authors: Davyth Hicks, Eplényi Kata. Published by Kinga Gál, Brussels. December 2011.
See also
- List of Hungarian people
- Members of the European Parliament for Hungary 2004–2009
- Members of the European Parliament for Hungary 2009–2014
- Members of the European Parliament for Hungary 2014-2019
- Members of the European Parliament for Hungary 2019-2024
References
- ^ a b "EPP Group in the European Parliament". www.eppgroup.eu. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Curriculum vitae | Kinga GÁL | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Kinga Gal – EU40". www.eu40.eu. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Makszimov, Vlad (13 January 2021). "Replacement found for seat left by MEP caught in gay orgy". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "DELMAGYAR - Gál Kingát az Év Képviselőjévé választotta az Európai Parlament Magazin". DELMAGYAR - Gál Kingát az Év Képviselőjévé választotta az Európai Parlament Magazin. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Home | Kinga GÁL | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "9th parliamentary term | Kinga GÁL | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages [IG9-23] | About intergroups | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Fidesz - Kinga Gál - "Mindig a család volt a legfontosabb az életemben, minden más csak másodlagos"
External links
- Personal profile of Kinga Gál in the European Parliament's database of members
- gal.fidesz-eu.hu/en, her official MEP website
Current Members of the European Parliament from Hungary (2019–2024)
International National Other
- "Önrendelkezés és önkormányzatiság Kossuth felfogásában, 1861" (in Hungarian). Pro Minoritate. Budapest. 1991.
- "Kisebbségvédelem a nemzetközi jogban, Magyar Kisebbség" ["Protection of Minorities in International Law – The Hungarian Minority"] (in Hungarian). II évfolyam, 1-2 szám, Kolozsvár. 1996.
- "A Román Parlament elé terjesztett kisebbségi törvény-tervezetek összehasonlítása" (in Hungarian). Magyar Kisebbség, III. évfolyam, 1-2 szám, pp. 244–255, Kolozsvár. 1997.
- "Bilateral Agreements in Central and Eastern Europe: A New Inter-State Framework for Minority Protection?". European Centre for Minority Issues Working Paper # 4. p. 22. Flensburg, Germany. May 1999.
- "Implementing the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities". Co-author: María Amor Martín Estébanez. Flensburg, Germany, 12–14 June 1998. European Centre for Minority Issues Report #3. p. 96. August 1999.
- "The role of the bilateral treaties in the protection of national minorities in Central and Eastern Europe". Helsinki Monitor, Quarterly on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Volume 10, No.3, pp. 73–90, 1999.
- "Minoritätenprobleme in Ungarn und Rumänien". In Neuss, Beate, Peter Jurczek and Wolfram Hilz (eds.) Transformationsprozesse im suedlichen Mitteleuropa — Ungarn und Rumänien. Beiträge zu einem politik- und regional-wissenschaftlichen Symposium an der TU Chemnitz. Occasional papers no. 20, Tuebingen: Europäisches Zentrum für Föderalismus- Forschung. pp. 31–41. 1999.
- "Innere Selbstbestimmung — Aktuelle Autonomiekonzepte der Minderheiten in Rumanien". In Löwe, Tontsch und Troebst, Minderheiten, Regionalbewusstsein und Zentralismus in Ostmitteleuropa, Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar Wien. 2000.
- "The New Slovak language law: Internal or External Politics?". Co-author: Farimah Daftary. European Centre for Minority Issues Working Paper # 8. pp. 71. Flensburg, Germany. September 2000.
- "The Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and its Impact on Central and Eastern Europe". Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe. Winter 2000.
- "Legal and Political Aspects of Protecting Minorities in Southeastern Europe in the Context of European Enlargement". In Wim van Meurs, Beyond EU Enlargement. Bertelsmann Foundation Publishers, Gütersloh.2001.
- "Aktuelle Autonomiekonzepte ungarischer Minderheiten in Ostmitteleuropa". In Adriányi, Glassl, Völkl, Borbándi, Brunner, Ungarn-Jahrbuch, Zeitschrift für die Kunde Ungarns und verwandte Gebiete. München. 2002.
- "Staatsangehörigkeit in Ungarn heute" ["Nationality in Hungary Today"]. In Osteuropa, Zeitschrift für Gegenwartsfragen des Ostens (in German), 52.Jg., 6/2002. Deutsche Verlags Anstalt, Stuttgart. 2002.
- Minority Governance at the Threshold of the 21st Century (ed.), Open Society Institute, Budapest. October 2002.
- "The European Parliament Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages, 2009–2014". Europäisches Journal für Minderheitenfragen, EJM 3–4 (2010). Co-author: Davyth Hicks.
- "National Minorities in Inter-State Relations: Commentary from Country Perspective". In National Minorities in Inter-State Relations, edited by Francesco Palermo — Natalie Sabandze. Leiden, Boston. 2011.
- "Az európai kulturális sokszínűség régi és új arcai". In Örökség a jövőnek — Nemzetközi Konferencia, Magyar Országgyűlés, November 2010, előadások, Budapest. 2011.
- "Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages – the issues raised in the European Parliament Intergroup 2009-2011" (PDF format). Co-authors: Davyth Hicks, Eplényi Kata. Published by Kinga Gál, Brussels. December 2011.
- ^ a b "EPP Group in the European Parliament". www.eppgroup.eu. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Curriculum vitae | Kinga GÁL | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Kinga Gal – EU40". www.eu40.eu. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Makszimov, Vlad (13 January 2021). "Replacement found for seat left by MEP caught in gay orgy". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "DELMAGYAR - Gál Kingát az Év Képviselőjévé választotta az Európai Parlament Magazin". DELMAGYAR - Gál Kingát az Év Képviselőjévé választotta az Európai Parlament Magazin. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Home | Kinga GÁL | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "9th parliamentary term | Kinga GÁL | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages [IG9-23] | About intergroups | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Fidesz - Kinga Gál - "Mindig a család volt a legfontosabb az életemben, minden más csak másodlagos"
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