Ottó Heinek

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Ottó Heinek
Heinek in 2006
Chairman of the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary
In office 17 January 1999 – 20 August 2018
Succeeded by	Olívia Schubert
Personal details
Born	(1960-02-06)6 February 1960 Mohács, Hungary
Died	20 August 2018(2018-08-20) (aged 58) Budapest, Hungary
Political party	MNOÖ
Alma mater	Janus Pannonius University
Profession	Journalist, politician

Ottó Heinek (German: Otto Heinek; 6 February 1960 – 20 August 2018) was a Hungarian journalist and politician who served as Chairman of the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary (MNOÖ) from 1999 until his death in 2018.^[1]

Biography

Heinek was born in

between 1983 and 1990. Meanwhile, he attended the Hungarian School of Journalism, which runs under the aegis of the National Association of Hungarian Journalists (MÚOSZ).

Following the

, he worked in the Prime Minister's Office, where he functioned as Government Counselor at the National Ethnic and Minority Office. He became vice-chairman of the government body by 1995. Heinek was one of the founding members of the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary (MNOÖ), which was established on 11 March 1995. He was elected Deputy Chairman of MNOÖ in the inaugural congress, he served in this capacity until 17 January 1999, when he was elected Chairman. He was re-elected in 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015.

He was elected spokesperson of the German national minority during the

.

References

1. Index
   . Retrieved 19 September 2018.