Henrik Havas (b. 25 June 1949 as ''Henrik Rokobauer'') is a Hungarian

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who served as

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of the Hungarian government from 1 November 1995 to 7 November 1995. He worked as news editor of the

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between 1979 and 1986 and as

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of the Krónika magazine from 1985. He left the radio in 1995. He received a Táncsics Mihály Prize in 1999. Havas was the anchorman of the

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's only program,

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from 1989. He was also fired during the Media Crisis in 1994, but shortly after he was taken back. In the next year

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appointed him state secretary in a charge of communicational affairs of the Prime Minister's Office (''

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'' government spokesman). However, soon it turned out that one of his inferiors, Endre Mihályi was involved in an embezzlement case. As a result, Havas had to resign together with his staff after just six days. His employer since 1999 has been the

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. He was one of the seven performers of the ''Heti hetes''

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(Hungarian version of

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). He has been diagnosed with

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References

www.havashenrik.hu/

havashenrik.lap.hu/

Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Havas, Henrik 1949 births Living people Hungarian journalists Government spokespersons of Hungary People with bipolar disorder