István Hiller
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István Hiller (born 7 May 1964) is a Hungarian politician and former chairman of the governing Hungarian Socialist Party between 16 October 2004 and 24 February 2007, succeeding László Kovács, succeeded by Ferenc Gyurcsány. A co-founder of his party, Hiller was Minister of National Cultural Heritage under the government of Ferenc Gyurcsány from 2003 to 2005 before being replaced by András Bozóki. He became Vice Chairman of the party in 2003. Hiller was the Minister of Education and Culture between 2006 and 2010. He was elected one of the deputy speakers of the National Assembly in May 2014. In 2016, Hiller was elected caucus chair of MSZP.[1]
The native form of this personal name is Hiller István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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István Hiller | |
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Minister of Education and Culture | |
In office 9 June 2006 – 29 May 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Ferenc Gyurcsány |
Preceded by | Bálint Magyar (Minister of Education) András Bozóki (Minister of Culture) |
Succeeded by | Miklós Réthelyi (Minister of National Resources) |
Minister of National Cultural Heritage | |
In office 19 May 2003 – 13 February 2005 | |
Preceded by | Gábor Görgey |
Succeeded by | András Bozóki |
Personal details | |
Born | (1964-05-07) 7 May 1964 (age 60) Sopron, Hungary |
Political party | MSZMP (1983–1989) MSZP (1989–present) |
Spouse |
Julianna Farkas (m. 1988) |
Children | 2 |
Profession | Historian, politician |
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