Ferenc Somogyi
Appearance
Ferenc Somogyi | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary | |
In office 1 November 2004 – 9 June 2006 | |
Preceded by | László Kovács |
Succeeded by | Kinga Göncz |
Personal details | |
Born | Hartkirchen, Austria | 1 September 1945
Political party | Independent |
Children | 1 daughter 2 sons |
Profession | politician |
Ferenc Somogyi (born 1 September 1945 in Hartkirchen, Austria) is a former Hungarian Ambassador to the United States.[1]
Career
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A former businessman, he is a member of the Hungarian Socialist Party and served as foreign minister from November 1, 2004 until a cabinet shuffle in June 2006.[2] His appointment to that position was announced in September 2004. Previously, he was the deputy ambassador to the United Nations during the 1980s in Hungary's communist government, and was a telephone company executive during the 1990s. In late 2007, Mr. Somogyi was appointed Hungarian Ambassador to the United States.[1]
Private life
Father of three children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "AMBASSADOR FERENC SOMOGYI". Embassy of Hungary. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ "Hungarian Foreign Ministers from 7 April 1848 to Our Days". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
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