József Szájer, is a Hungarian

Politics of Hungary

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 politician

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 and Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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 with the Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union

Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union

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 party, a Vice-Chairman of the European People's Party

European People's Party

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 and sits on the European Parliament

European Parliament

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's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Szájer is a substitute for the Committee on Legal Affairs

Committee on Legal Affairs

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, a member of the Delegation for relations with Japan and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with Mercosur

Mercosur

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.

He is a signatory of the Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism

Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism

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.

Education

• 1986: Eötvös Loránd University, Political Science and Law Department
• 1996: Lawyer's examination

Career

• 1986-1987: Visiting student, University of Oxford
  University of Oxford
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• 1988-1989: research fellow, University of Michigan
  University of Michigan
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• 1985-1990: Resident assistant master, István Bibó College, Budapest
• assistant professor, Roman Law Department, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
• since 1986: assistant lecturer
• 1996-2000: Lawyer
• FIDESZ party
• 1989-1992: Member of the Steering Committee
• 1993-1994: Chairman of the Steering Committee
• 1996-2003: Vice-President
• since 2003: Member of the bureau
• since 2000: Member of the EPP Council
• 1990-1994: Deputy leader, FIDESZ parliamentary party
• 1992-1994: Vice-Chairman of the European Integration Committee
• 1994-2002: Leader, FIDESZ parliamentary party
• 1998-2002: Chairman of the European Integration Committee
• 2002-2004: Deputy Speaker, Hungarian Parliament
• 2002-2004: Deputy leader, parliamentary party
• Observer, European Parliament, leader, Hungarian delegation
  Delegation
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   in the EPP Group (2003-2004, as an observer until accession)
• since 2004: Member of the European Convention
  European Convention
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   (2002-2003), Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group
• 2000: Knight
  Knight
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   Commander
  Commander
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   of St Michael and St George - Queen Elizabeth II

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Hungary)

European Parliament election, 2004 (Hungary)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Hungary was the election of MEP representing Hungary constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election.The vote took place on 13 June...

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