Antal Bélafi (26 November 1925 – 29 September 1992) was a Hungarian agronomist and politician,

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(MP) from FKGP

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Regional List between 1990 and 1992.

Biography

He was born into a farmer family. He finished his secondary school studies in

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and

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. He joined the

Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party The Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (), known mostly by its acronym FKgP or its shortened form Independent Smallholders' Party (), is a political party in Budapest, Hungary. During its existence, the party participated ...

(FKGP) in 1945. He participated in the reorganization of the FKGP during the

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.''Parlamenti Almanach 1990''. p. 86. Bélafi secured a mandate in the first democratic parliamentary election in 1990. He was a member of the Committee on Environment from 23 February 1992. In February 1992 he joined the

United Smallholders' Party The United Historical Smallholders and Civic Party (, ), known mostly by its acronym EKGP or its shortened form United Smallholders' Party (), was an agrarianist political party in Hungary, after having several MPs and cabinet members left the Ind ...

(EKGP) which continued to support the Cabinet of

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in contrast to the FKGP parliamentary group led by

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. He died on 29 September 1992. He was replaced by Sándorné Sümegi ("Mrs. Sándor Sümegi") on 2 November 1992.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Belafi, Antal 1925 births 1992 deaths Hungarian agronomists Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1990–1994) People from Veszprém County 20th-century agronomists