Béla Bugár

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Béla Bugár
Béla Bugár.jpg
Deputy Speaker of
National Council of the Slovak Republic
Assumed office
8 July 2010
Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
Slovak National Council until 31 December 1992
Assumed office
23 June 1992
Acting Speaker of
National Council of the Slovak Republic
In office
7 February 2006 – 4 July 2006
Preceded by Pavol Hrušovský
Succeeded by Pavol Paška
Personal details
Born (1958-07-07) 7 July 1958 (age 65)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Political party Party of the Hungarian Coalition, Híd–Most

Béla Bugár (born 7 July 1958) is a Slovak politician[1] of Hungarian ethnicity. He is a member of the Slovak parliament since 1992, briefly serving as its acting Speaker in 2006. He is the leader of the political party Most-Híd.

Life and career

He was the leader of Party of the Hungarian Coalition from 1998 until 2007, with Pál Csáky as his successor. Before the formation of the Party of the Hungarian Coalition in 1998, Bugar was the chairman of the Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement.[2][3] Bugar has been an MP of the National Council of the Slovak Republic since 1992. He was its acting speaker from 7 February 2006 to 4 July 2006. Béla Bugár announced that he was going to retire from politics by 2010. However, on 30 June 2009 he founded a new political party, Híd–Most, whose goal is to stand for the Hungarians' interests in Slovakia while striving to work together with Slovaks.[4]

See also

References

  1. Dasa Matejcikova http://korzar.sme.sk/c/4693417/bela-bugar-sa-uci-anglictinu-z-walkmana-pri-polievani-zahrady.html "Béla Bugár – slovenský štátnik" = "Bela Bugar – slovak statesman"
  2. Ethnopolitics in the New Europe, Eds. John T. Ishiyama, Marijke Breuning, 1998, p.57
  3. Ethnic politics in Eastern Europe: a guide to nationality Policies, Organizations, and Parties, Ed. Janusz Bugajski, 1994, p.344
  4. http://derstandard.at/fs/1245820414864/Neue-Partei-der-Ungarischen-Koalition

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