Pál Losonczi

The native form of this personal name is Losonczi Pál. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Pál Losonczi (born Pál Laklia; 18 September 1919 – 28 March 2005) was a Hungarian communist political figure. He was Chairman of the Hungarian Presidential Council (i.e., titular head of state) from 1967 to 1987.

Pál Losonczi
Losonczi in 1968
Chairman of the Presidential Council of the People's Republic of Hungary
In office 14 April 1967 – 25 June 1987
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Jenő Fock György Lázár
Preceded by	István Dobi
Succeeded by	Károly Németh
Personal details
Born	Pál Laklia (1919-09-18)18 September 1919 Bolhó, Hungary
Died	28 March 2005(2005-03-28) (aged 85) Kaposvár, Hungary
Political party	Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party

Honours

• Finland : Knight Grand Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1969).^[1]
• Empire of Iran : Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (14/10/1971).^[2]
• Portugal : Knight Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (14/08/1979).^[3]