Bernadett Szél
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Bernadett Szél MP |
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| Co-President of the Politics Can Be Different | |
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Assumed office 24 March 2013 |
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| Preceded by | New office |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 13 February 2012 |
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9 March 1977 Pécs, Hungary |
| Political party | LMP (since 2010) |
| Other political affiliations |
HP |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | economist |
Dr. Bernadett Szél (born 9 March 1977) is a Hungarian economist and politician. She is co-President of the Politics Can Be Different (Lehet Más a Politika; LMP) party, and has been a member of the National Assembly (MP) from the party's National List since 2012.
Szél was born in Pécs on 9 March 1977. She finished her secondary studies at the Zrínyi Miklós Secondary Grammar School in Zalaegerszeg. In 2000 she graduated from Corvinus University of Budapest (International Relations), where she received her Ph.D. in 2011.
Between 2000 and 2002, she worked for the Department of Corporate Affairs of Philip Morris International. After that she became program manager at the Menedék – Migránsokat Segítő Egyesület human rights organization from March to July 2002. From September 2002, she was a researcher at the Office of Supported Research Institutions of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) for three years. She worked for the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) and also functioned as EU rapporteur since 2006.
Her research interests are family sociology, family policies and state capacity. She is a member of several research teams, and participated in domestic and international projects. She has advanced skills in English and German languages. Currently she lives in Budakeszi with her husband and two daughters.
Szél begin her political career in the Humanist Party (HP); she later joined Politics Can Be Different in 2010. She was a candidate in the 2010 Hungarian parliamentary election. She ran for the mayoral seat of Budakeszi in the 2010 local election, and received 10.89% of the vote.
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