Bálint Magyar
| Bálint Magyar | |
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| Minister of Education of Hungary | |
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In office 27 May 2002 – 9 June 2006 |
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| Preceded by | József Pálinkás |
| Succeeded by |
István Hiller (Education and Culture) |
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In office 1 January 1996 – 8 July 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Gábor Fodor |
| Succeeded by | Zoltán Pokorni |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 November 1952 Budapest, Hungary |
| Political party | SZDSZ |
| Spouse(s) | Róza Hodosán |
| Children | Annamária |
| Profession | politician |
Bálint Magyar (born as János Magyar; 15 November 1952) is a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Education between 1996–1998 and between 2002–2006. He was a founding member of the Alliance of Free Democrats.
His book Magyar polip – A posztkommunista maffiaállam (2013) describes modern Hungary as a mafia state. An English translation of the book, Post-Communist Mafia State: The Case of Hungary, is due in the spring of 2016.
His paternal grandparents were the journalist Elek Magyar and Berta Kürthy who was granddaughter of the late Hungarian Prime Minister Bertalan Szemere. His father is the writer and theatre manager Bálint Magyar, Sr. His mother, Olga Siklós (b. Schwarcz), was born to a Jewish family from Kolozsvár. Bálint has a sister, Fruzsina who is the wife of Imre Mécs. Bálint Magyar's wife is Róza Hodosán, a former member of the National Assembly of Hungary. They have a daughter, Annamária.
Since 2008, Bálint Magyar is a member of the governing board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
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