Mihály Varga
Mihály Varga | |
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Minister of Finance | |
Assumed office 7 March 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
Preceded by | György Matolcsy |
In office 1 January 2001 – 27 May 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
Preceded by | Zsigmond Járai |
Succeeded by | Csaba László |
Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 26 September 1994 | |
In office 2 May 1990 – 27 June 1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Karcag, Hungary | 26 January 1965
Political party | Fidesz |
Spouse | Szilvia Sántha |
Children |
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Alma mater | Corvinus University |
Mihály Varga (born 26 January 1965) is a
Early life and education
Varga studied at Gábor Áron Secondary School in
Political career
At the end of December 1988 he joined the
From 14 July 1998 to 31 December 2000 he was Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Finance. From 1 January 2001[2] to 27 May 2002 he served as Minister of Finance. He secured an individual mandate from Karcag once again in the 2002 parliamentary elections. On finishing his governmental duties he became leader of the Budget and Finance Committee. He secured a seat in Parliament in the 2006 general elections from Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county 8.constituency. He was elected chairman of the Committee on Budget, Finance and Audit Office on 30 May 2006.
Varga became
He was appointed Minister of National Economy on 4 March 2013, replacing György Matolcsy.[3] The position was renamed the Minister of Finance on 18 May 2018.
Other activities
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2013)[4]
Public life
He served as vice president of the Hungarian - Kazakh Friendship Society from 1997. In 2000 he became a member of the
Personal life
He is married to Szilvia Sántha, a chemist. They have four children together — two daughters, Vanda and Sarolta, and two sons, Mihály and Sámuel. Varga is a member of the Reformed Church in Hungary.
References
- ^ "Fidesz-kongresszus - Varga Mihály lemondott az alelnökségről". Info Radio. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "January 2001". Rulers. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ Orbán reverses himself on cabinet reshuffle, appoints controversial Economy Minister Matolcsy head of Central Bank Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, politics.hu, 1 March 2013; Retrieved 1 March 2013
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
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