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Ágnes Osztolykán (born 3 November 1974,
Osztolykán graduated from the University of Miskolc in 1998 with a degree in political science. She subsequently worked for the Soros Foundation, and then was head of the
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Osztolykan, Agnes 1974 births Living people Romani activists Romani women politicians Hungarian Romani people LMP – Hungary's Green Party politicians Women members of the National Assembly of Hungary Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014) 21st-century Hungarian women politicians Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award
Csenger
Csenger is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
Geography
The town covers an area of and has a population of 4,870 people (2015). It lies on left bank of the river Szamos, on the bor ...
, Hungary) is a Hungarian politician and Romani
Romani may refer to:
Ethnicities
* Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia
** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule
* Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
activist. She was a member of the National Assembly of Hungary for the LMP – Hungary's Green Party between 2010 and 2014.
She is a recipient of the 2011 International Women of Courage Award
The International Women of Courage Award, also referred to as the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award, is an American award presented annually by the United States Department of State to women around the world who have ...
from the United States Department of State.
Life
Osztolykán graduated from the University of Miskolc in 1998 with a degree in political science. She subsequently worked for the Soros Foundation, and then was head of the Decade of Roma Inclusion
The Decade of Roma Inclusion (''Deshbersh le Romengo Anderyaripnasko'' in Romani) was an initiative of 12 European countries to improve the socio-economic status and social inclusion of the Romani people across the region. The initiative was launch ...
Program at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor for six years.
She was elected to Parliament in 2010 and was a member of the parliamentary group of Lehet Más a Politika (LMP), or Politics Can Be Different Party. On 26 November 2012, she was appointed deputy leader of the LMP parliamentary group.
Osztolykán is an activist for Romani children's education, Roma and minority rights, and the social integration of Roma in Hungary. She is a strong supporter of vocational training which gives students marketable skills for the job market. Outside of her parliamentary duties, she works as a volunteer teacher at a primarily Roma vocational school in Budapest’s poorer Eighth District. She was appointed a counselor for Romani affairs in the Ministry of Human Resources in 2016.
References
External links
US Department of State website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Osztolykan, Agnes 1974 births Living people Romani activists Romani women politicians Hungarian Romani people LMP – Hungary's Green Party politicians Women members of the National Assembly of Hungary Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014) 21st-century Hungarian women politicians Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award