Csaba Molnár (born 4 December 1975) is a Hungarian politician and

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(MEP). He is a member of the Democratic Coalition. He served as Minister of Transport, Communications and Energy in the second cabinet of

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, later as a Minister of the Prime Minister's Office (''Minister of Chancellery'') in the government of

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Political career

Molnár was a part of Gyurcsány's inner circle in the

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(MSZP). As a result, he joined Democratic Coalition Platform founded by the former prime minister and became its deputy chairman. When the platform split from the Socialists on 22 October 2011 he joined to newly formed party and left the MSZP and its

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. He was appointed leader of the parliamentary group, however according to the decision of the Constitutional and Procedural Committee, the Democratic Coalition could not form an own parliamentary group because of the parliamentary house rules. Molnár was elected one of the four deputy chairmen of the Democratic Coalition on 6 November 2011. He participated in a week-long

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, along with three other members of the Democratic Coalition (party leader Gyurcsány,

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and István Kolber) which started in

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on 9 September 2012. The demonstration, called Seven Days for Free Elections, was a protest against the proposed

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plan by ruling party

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Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present

Molnár was elected to the

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during the 2014 European election. He is a member of the

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and a substitute member of the

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. In this capacity, he is his parliamentary group's

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. In addition to his committee assignments, Molnár is a member of the parliament's delegation for relations with the countries of

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and the

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(ASEAN).

Personal life

He is married to Kinga Szűcs. They have a son, András.

References

External links

* Biográf ki kicsoda (Budapest, 2003)
Hivatalos életrajza az MSZP honlapján
{{DEFAULTSORT:Molnar, Csaba 1975 births Living people Democratic Coalition (Hungary) MEPs Government ministers of Hungary Secret ministers of Hungary Hungarian Socialist Party politicians Democratic Coalition (Hungary) politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2006–2010) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2014–2018) MEPs for Hungary 2014–2019 MEPs for Hungary 2019–2024 People from Csorna Members of the Bajnai Government