| István Gyenesei | |
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| Minister of Local Government of Hungary | |
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In office 30 April 2008 – 14 April 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Ferenc Gyurcsány |
| Preceded by | Gordon Bajnai |
| Succeeded by | Zoltán Varga |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 April 1948 Kaposvár, Hungary |
| Political party | Association for Somogy |
| Spouse(s) | Judit Horváth |
| Children | Leila Gyenesei and 2 other |
| Profession | politician |
István Gyenesei (born 1 April 1948 in Kaposvár) is a Hungarian politician and is the Chairman of the Association for Somogy party. He was the only representative in the Hungarian National Assembly who gained a seat as independent. During the formation of the minority government (April 2008) Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány appointed him as Minister of Local Government. He did not get a post in the cabinet of Bajnai in 2009.
He has several children. The youngest daughter, Leila Gyenesei, is a pentathlete who participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.