Mátyás Eörsi
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Mátyás Eörsi (born 24 November 1954) is a Hungarian politician who was the leader of the liberal Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (ALDE-PACE) Group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). He became a member of the PACE in 1994. On 6 March 2009 the Hungarian government nominated Eörsi to Secretary General of the Council of Europe.[1]
Mátyás Eörsi | |
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Leader of the ALDE-PACE group in the Council of Europe | |
In office 2001–2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1954-11-24) 24 November 1954 (age 69) Budapest, Hungary |
Political party | SZDSZ, DK |
Spouse | Katalin Jemnitz |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University |
Website | http://www.eorsiforcoe.info/ |
Eörsi studied law in Budapest and was elected to parliament in 1990. He was an MP until 2010. In 1997 he was appointed Political State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs[2] for a period of almost two years. In parliament, he served as Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Chairperson of the European Affairs Committee, and he was leader of the Parliamentary Group of the party, SZDSZ as well.