Ildikó Lendvai
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Ildikó Lendvai is a Hungarian politician, the president of the Hungarian Socialist Party
between 5 April 2009 and 10 July 2010.
, Hungary
on 20 July 1946. She spent her childhood in Nagykanizsa, Pécs
and Szolnok
, following the movement of the family due to different jobs taken by her father. She was five when the family moved to Budapest
, she graduated from Varga Katalin High School there in 1964. She got a teacher's degree majoring in History and Hungarian from ELTE
university in 1972 she added philosophy in 1974.
Between 1969 and 1972 she was a teacher at Móra Ferenc High School and she taught from 1974 at Keszthely
University of Agriculture at the philosophy department. In 1974 she became a member of Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
(MSZMP) and started working at the cultural department of the Hungarian Young Communist League (KISZ). Then from 1984 started working for the Central Committee of the party again handling cultural matters. After rising through the ranks and becoming deputy department chief she limited the possibility for publication for works and writers considered dangerous by the party and allegedly took a part in the banning of the "Tiszatáj" a literary magazine in 1986. What can be certainly determined is that she worked as a censor
in that capacity for György Aczél
.
She is a member of the Hungarian Parliament since the election of 1994. Since 2002 she was leader of the socialist parliamentary group. Before her election as party leader she requested that the party be led by a three-member executive committee and that Attila Mesterházy
is to succeed her as the leader of the socialist faction in parliament. Lendvai led the party into the 2009 European Parliament election
in June.
She resigned from her position after the abortive 2010 elections
. The party congress elected Attila Mesterházy to her successor on 10 July 2010.
Hungarian Socialist Party
The Hungarian Socialist Party describes itself as a social democratic party in Hungary. It is the partial successor of the communist Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party , which ruled Hungary between 1956 and 1989. The decision to declare the party a successor of the MSZMP was controversial, and...
between 5 April 2009 and 10 July 2010.
Biography
She was born in DebrecenDebrecen
Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
on 20 July 1946. She spent her childhood in Nagykanizsa, Pécs
Pécs
Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county...
and Szolnok
Szolnok
Szolnok is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. Its location on the banks of the Tisza river, at the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries....
, following the movement of the family due to different jobs taken by her father. She was five when the family moved to Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, she graduated from Varga Katalin High School there in 1964. She got a teacher's degree majoring in History and Hungarian from ELTE
Elte
Elte can refer to the following:* Elte, North Rhine-Westphalia, former township now integrated into Rheine, Germany.* Eötvös Loránd University, a University in Budapest.* Harry Elte, Dutch architect.* E. L. Elte, Dutch mathematician...
university in 1972 she added philosophy in 1974.
Between 1969 and 1972 she was a teacher at Móra Ferenc High School and she taught from 1974 at Keszthely
Keszthely
Keszthely is a Hungarian city of 21,100 inhabitants located on the western shore of Lake Balaton. It's the second largest city by the lake after Siófok....
University of Agriculture at the philosophy department. In 1974 she became a member of Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the ruling Marxist–Leninist party of Hungary between 1956 and 1989. It was organised from elements of the Hungarian Working People's Party during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution...
(MSZMP) and started working at the cultural department of the Hungarian Young Communist League (KISZ). Then from 1984 started working for the Central Committee of the party again handling cultural matters. After rising through the ranks and becoming deputy department chief she limited the possibility for publication for works and writers considered dangerous by the party and allegedly took a part in the banning of the "Tiszatáj" a literary magazine in 1986. What can be certainly determined is that she worked as a censor
Censorship
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in that capacity for György Aczél
György Aczél
György Aczél , Hungarian communist politician, member of the Political Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party ....
.
She is a member of the Hungarian Parliament since the election of 1994. Since 2002 she was leader of the socialist parliamentary group. Before her election as party leader she requested that the party be led by a three-member executive committee and that Attila Mesterházy
Attila Mesterházy
Attila Mesterházy is a Hungarian politician, chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party since 10 July 2010. He was the party's candidate for the position of Prime Minister of Hungary in the Hungarian parliamentary election, 2010.-Biography:Mesterházy was born in 1974 in Pécs...
is to succeed her as the leader of the socialist faction in parliament. Lendvai led the party into the 2009 European Parliament election
European Parliament election, 2009 (Hungary)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Hungary was the election of the delegation from Hungary to the European Parliament in 2009. Hungary delegated 22 members to the European Parliament based on the Nice treaty and the election took place on the 7th of June.-Candidates:Among the candidates...
in June.
She resigned from her position after the abortive 2010 elections
Hungarian parliamentary election, 2010
A parliamentary election was held in Hungary on 11 and 25 April 2010 to choose MPs for the National Assembly. They were the sixth free elections since the end of communist era. The 386 members of parliament were elected in a combined system of party lists and electoral constituencies...
. The party congress elected Attila Mesterházy to her successor on 10 July 2010.