László Kovács (politician)
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This article is about the politician. For the cinematographer, see László Kovács (cinematographer).
László Kovács (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈkovaːt͡ʃ]; born 3 July 1939)[1] is a Hungarian politician and diplomat, former European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union. He was the foreign minister of Hungary twice, from 1994 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2004. He also served as chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) from 1998 to 2004.
The native form of this personal name is Kovács László. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Quick Facts European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, President ...
László Kovács | |
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European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union | |
In office 22 November 2004 – 9 February 2010 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | Frits Bolkestein (Internal Market, Taxation and Customs Union) |
Succeeded by | Algirdas Šemeta (Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud) |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary | |
In office 27 May 2002 – 31 October 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Péter Medgyessy Ferenc Gyurcsány |
Preceded by | János Martonyi |
Succeeded by | Ferenc Somogyi |
In office 15 July 1994 – 8 July 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Gyula Horn |
Preceded by | Géza Jeszenszky |
Succeeded by | János Martonyi |
Personal details | |
Born | (1939-07-03) 3 July 1939 (age 84) Budapest, Hungary |
Political party | MSZMP (1963–1989) MSZP (1989– ) |
Spouses | Mária Éva Tóth
(m. 1968; div. 2013)Mónika Kovács (m. 2015) |
Children | Dóra László |
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