Pál Schmitt

The native form of this personal name is Schmitt Pál. This article uses the Western name order.

Pál Schmitt (born 13 May 1942 in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union, Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education.

Schmitt chairs the Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee. On July 14, 2009 he was elected one of the 14 Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament.

He is also a great sportsman, won team épée gold medal at the Games of the XIX. Olympiad in Mexico (1968) and the XX. Olympiad in Munich (1972). He is the Chief of Protocol of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and presided the World Olympians Association between 1999 and 2007.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Gábor Deák	Chairman of the Hungarian Olympic Committee 1989–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Peter Montgomery	President of the World Olympians Association 1999–2007	Succeeded by Richard Fosbury

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