Preceded by Jozsef Palinkas Profession politician Movies Magyar Stories Preceded by Gabor Fodor Name Balint Magyar Children Annamaria Magyar | Succeeded by Zoltan Pokorni Role Politician Siblings Fruzsina Magyar Political party SZDSZ Spouse Roza Hodosan (m. 1993) | |
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Succeeded by Istvan Hiller (Minister of Education and Culture) Parents Olga Siklos, Balint Magyar Similar People Gabor Kuncze, Gabor Demszky, Ivan Peto, Istvan Hiller, Gabor Fodor | ||
EdTalk with Dr Bálint Magyar - Public Policy Vs. Power Policy
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.
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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.
Family
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.
Career
Since 2008, Bálint Magyar is a member of the governing board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.