Péter Balázs
| Péter Balázs | |
|---|---|
 Péter Balázs, 2009 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary | |
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In office 14 April 2009 – 29 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Kinga Göncz |
| Succeeded by | János Martonyi |
| European Commissioner for Regional Policy | |
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In office 1 May 2004 – 21 November 2004 | |
| President | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Monika Wulf-Mathies |
| Succeeded by | Danuta Hübner |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 December 1941 Kecskemét, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children |
5 daughters 1 son |
| Profession | diplomat, economist, politician |
Péter Balázs is a Hungarian politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, born in Kecskemét, 1941. In addition to his native Hungarian, he speaks English, French, German and Russian.
He graduated from Budapest School of Economics in 1963 and worked in the Hungarian government until 1 May 2004, when his country joined the European Union and was appointed to the European Commission with Michel Barnier under Romano Prodi.
He became the Hungarian European Commissioner holding the Regional Policy portfolio until the end of the Prodi Commission on 21 November 2004. He was succeeded by László Kovács as the Hungarian Commissioner and Danuta Hübner as Commissioner for regional policy.
Balázs became a professor at the International Relations and European Studies Department of the Central European University (CEU), Budapest. In 2005, he established a new research center for EU Enlargement Studies at the CEU.
Balázs became the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs in April 2009, serving until May 2010. Balázs, when addressing the topic of Hungary-Slovakia relations compared the creation of the language law of Slovakia to the politics of the Ceauşescu regime on the use of language.[1][2][3] He was succeeded by János Martonyi.
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References
- ↑ "Index - Külföld - Kiakasztotta a szlovákokat Balázs Péter". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Pozsony felháborodásának adott hangot Balázs Péter interjújával kapcsolatban
- ↑ ORIGO. "Besokallt a szlovák külügy Balázs interjúja miatt". http://www.origo.hu/. Retrieved 3 March 2015. External link in
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Monika Wulf-Mathies |
European Commissioner for Regional Policy May 2004 – Nov 2004 |
Succeeded by Danuta Hübner |
| Preceded by new post |
Hungarian European Commissioner May 2004 – Nov 2004 |
Succeeded by László Kovács |
| Preceded by Kinga Göncz |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by János Martonyi |