Balázs Horváth (13 August 1942,

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– 2 July 2006) was an Interior minister of Hungary. He was a member of the

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. He was a lawyer, a graduate of the

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of the

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. In 1988, he was among the founders of the Hungarian Democratic Forum, in 1990 for several months served as interior minister in the government of

József Antall József Tihamér Antall Jr. (, ; 8 April 1932 – 12 December 1993) was a Hungarian teacher, librarian, historian, and statesman who served as the first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary, holding office from May 1990 until his d ...

. Later he left the Hungarian Democratic Forum, for a time was an independent MP, in 2004, he founded the National Forum with several representatives, which entered into a coalition with

Fidesz Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; ) is a national-conservative political party in Hungary led by Viktor Orbán. It has increasingly identified as illiberal. Originally formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young Democrats () as ...

block. On behalf of the Fidesz won a parliamentary mandate in April 2006, but died two months later. His nephew, Zsolt Horváth succeeded him in that position.

External links

Nol.hu (In Hungarian)

MNO.hu (In Hungarian)

References

1942 births 2006 deaths Politicians from Budapest Hungarian Democratic Forum politicians Ministers of the interior of Hungary Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1990–1994) 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) {{Hungary-politician-stub