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József Torgyán

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Political party
  
FKGP

Spouse
  
Cseh Maria (m. 1959)

Role
  
Hungarian Politician


Name
  
Jozsef Torgyan

Profession
  
lawyer, politician

Succeeded by
  
Imre Boros

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Preceded by
  
Frigyes Nagy (Minister of Agriculture)

Born
  
16 November 1932 (age 91) Mateszalka, Kingdom of Hungary (
1932-11-16
)

Party
  
Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party

Chronicles of 1992 / April Part 4 (in Hungarian)


József Torgyán (16 November 1932 − 22 January 2017) was a Hungarian lawyer and politician, chairman of the Independent Smallholders' Party (1991-2002), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (1998-2001) in the Government of Viktor Orbán .

Contents

József Torgyán Jozsef Torgyan Alchetron The Free Social Encyclopedia

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Biography

József Torgyán Jozsef Torgyan Alchetron The Free Social Encyclopedia

Between 1951-1955 he studied at the Faculty of Law of the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest (ELTE). He took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. After graduation, he worked as an lawyer, since political activity was repressed. In 1988 he was among the founders of the Independent Smallholders Party. In 1990 he received the first seat in the National Assembly (re-elected in 1994 and 1998).

József Torgyán Jozsef Torgyan Alchetron The Free Social Encyclopedia

After Fidesz had won the first round of the parliamentary elections in 1998, the Smallholders Party concluded an alliance with Fidesz, as a result of which center right parties obtained a majority in the National Assembly. The Smallholders Party, together with the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) became part of the ruling coalition that was led by Fidesz. In this government Torgyán held the position of deputy prime minister and minister for agriculture. In 2000 he was one of the candidates for the office of President of Hungary. In the 2002 elections the party received no seats and found itself on the margins of politics. In 2006, Torgyán became chairman of the Hungarian Torgyán Renewal Movement.

Personal life and death

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He married Mária Cseh in 1959, who was an actress in the National Theatre of Pécs. Their son, Atilla is an editor. He died on 22 January 2017 in Budapest.

Books

  • Antalltól Orbánig (2005) [1]
  • Kereszténység az ezer vallás világában 2006
  • Humor a házban (2007)
  • Száll a turul fészkére (2016)

  • József Torgyán Dr Torgyn Jzsef

    References

    József Torgyán Wikipedia