János Veres (born 5 February 1957) is a
Hungarian politician, who served as
Minister of Finance
A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation.
A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
between 2005 and 2009. He was a member of the
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party ( hu, Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt, MSZMP) was the ruling Marxist–Leninist party of the Hungarian People's Republic between 1956 and 1989. It was organised from elements of the Hungarian Working Peo ...
since 1980. He served as
first secretary of the party's committee of
Nyírbátor
Nyírbátor () is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. With its historic atmosphere, this city is known for its 15th- and 16th-century ecclesiastic and secular architectural heritage an ...
from 1988 to 1989. He was a founding member of the
Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) in 1990. He became a member of the
National Assembly of Hungary
The National Assembly ( hu, Országgyűlés, lit=Country Assembly) is the parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 199 (386 between 1990 and 2014) members elected to 4-year terms. Election of members is done using a semi-proport ...
in 1994. He served as deputy chairman of the Committee of Economics many times. He also served as mayor of Nyírbátor since 2002, but resigned in the next year, because he was appointed
state secretary of the Ministry of Finance. Veres became a member of the MSZP's presidency in 2004.
Ferenc Gyurcsány appointed him Minister of Finance in 2005.
Controversies
Veres had many conflicts with the
HírTV, which supports the conservative right-wing politics and the biggest opposition party,
Fidesz
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It was formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young ...
. On 19 December 2006 he head the reporter, who wanted to asking him. Two years later, in March 2008 he shoved away the correspondent deliberately. On the next day the two journalists appeared at the press conference in a visibility waistcoat. Then Veres declared that the HírTV's colleagues can't approach him. The minister repeatedly threatened the channel with a judicial lawsuit, when the reporters asked about his sons' charge.
References
Veres János országgyűlési adatlapjaBiography
1957 births
Living people
People from Nyírbátor
Hungarian Socialist Party politicians
Members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
Finance ministers of Hungary
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1994–1998)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1998–2002)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2002–2006)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2006–2010)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014)
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