Kálmán Györgyi (24 May 1939 – 17 February 2019) was a
Hungarian jurist and academic, who served as
Chief Prosecutor of Hungary
The Prosecutor General ( hu, Legfőbb ügyész) is the official charged with prosecuting cases at a national level in Hungary. The Prosecutor General is elected by a qualified majority of the parliament to 9-year terms (formerly 6 years), has a ...
from 1990 to 2000.
Career
He graduated from the
Eötvös Loránd University in 1964. He studied at the
Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg (colloquially german: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (german: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemb ...
between 1969 and 1970. After finishing his studies, he became a trainee in the
Faculty of Law of the Eötvös Loránd University. He was an adjunct (1965–1969) then associate professor (1979–1990). He served as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law between 1979 and 1985. He functioned as Dean from 1989 to 1990. He was a member of the Board of the Hungarian Jurist Association since 1985. He participated in the creation of the Criminal Code between 1974 and 1978.
Györgyi was elected the first Chief Prosecutor after the
end of Communism by the
National Assembly
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in 1990. He was re-elected on 4 June 1996. He resigned from his position without giving a reason on 6 March 2000 despite his mandate was to expire in two years. He was replaced by
Péter Polt
Péter Polt (born 6 September 1955) is a Hungarian jurist, Chief Prosecutor of Hungary from 2000 to 2006 and since 2010.
Biography
He finished his secondary studies at the Veres Pálné Grammar School in Budapest. He graduated from the Faculty ...
on 15 May 2000. After that Györgyi was appointed Ministerial Commissioner responsible for codification of criminal law, under
Minister Ibolya Dávid
Ibolya Dávid (born 1954 in Baja, Hungary) is a Hungarian lawyer, politician, she was the president of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) between 1999 and 2010. Dávid was the Hungarian Minister of Justice between 1998 and 2002. She was the o ...
.
Györgyi died on 17 February 2019, aged 79.
Awards
*
László Szalay Medallion (1988)
* Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...
(1995)
References
Sources
Biography
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1939 births
2019 deaths
Hungarian jurists
Academic staff of Eötvös Loránd University
Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany