Ildikó Pelczné Gáll ( née ''Gáll''; born on 2 May 1962 in Szikszó) is a Hungarian

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and a former

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(MEP) from

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. She is a member of

Fidesz Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; hu, Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Hungary, led by Viktor Orbán. It was formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young ...

, part of the European People's Party. She graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Heavy Industry in

Miskolc Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...

. She studied at post-graduate in economics, has acquired rights and tax consultant auditor. She worked as a university lecturer, received a doctoral degree. In 2005 she became a member of the national authorities of Fidesz. In 2006 she was elected deputy to the National Assembly. She was Vice-President of the fraction of Deputies of her group, and from July 2009 to May 2010 she served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament. In the 2010 national elections, she gained re-election. Soon after, she became a member of the

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, when she replaced

Pál Schmitt Pál Schmitt (; born 1942) is a Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician who served as President of Hungary from 2010 until his resignation in 2012, following his academic misconduct controversy. Schmitt was a successful fencer in his ...

. Between 2014 and 2017, she was one of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament, representing the EPP group. Since 2017, she is a Member of the

European Court of Auditors The European Court of Auditors (ECA; French: ''Cour des comptes européenne'') is one of the seven institutions of the European Union (EU). It was established in 1975 in Luxembourg in order to improve EU financial management. It has 27 members ( ...

.CV on the ECA site
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Personal life

She is married to Gábor Pelcz. They have three children.

References

External links

CV on the website of the European Court of AuditorsCV from her official pageParliamentary data sheet - Pelczné Gáll IldikóCV published in the website of FIDESZAz MTA Miskolci Területi Bizottságának honlapja
1962 births Living people Fidesz MEPs MEPs for Hungary 2009–2014 Women MEPs for Hungary Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2006–2010) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014) MEPs for Hungary 2014–2019 Women members of the National Assembly of Hungary People from Szikszó 21st-century Hungarian politicians {{Hungary-MEP-stub