István Gyenesei (born 1 April 1948) is a Hungarian

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and the Chairman of the

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party. He was the only representative in the Hungarian National Assembly who gained a seat as an

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. During the formation of the

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in April 2008,

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Ferenc Gyurcsány Ferenc Gyurcsány (; born 4 June 1961) is a Hungarian entrepreneur and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 2004 to 2009. Prior to that, he held the position of Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports between 2003 and 2004. ...

appointed him as Minister of Local Government. He did not get a post in the

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in 2009. He has several children. The youngest daughter,

Leila Gyenesei Leila Gyenesei (born 22 April 1986) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and cross-country skier. She is a five-time medalist at the World Championships, and is currently ranked no. 19 in the world by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne ...

, is a

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who participated in the

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and

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References

*MTI Ki Kicsoda 2009, Magyar Távirati Iroda Zrt., Budapest, 2008, 409. old., ISSN 1787-288X
Gyenesei országgyűlési adatlapja
1948 births Living people People from Kaposvár Members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Hungarian Interior Ministers Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2006–2010) {{Hungary-politician-stub