Imre Iváncsik (born 29 June 1956) is a Hungarian food engineer and politician,

member of the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the represen ...

(MP) for

Szolnok Szolnok (; also known by #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian ...

from 1994 to 2002 ( Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Constituency III) and from 2006 to 2010 (Constituency IV). He was also a Member of Parliament from the national list of the

Hungarian Socialist Party The Hungarian Socialist Party (, ), commonly known by its acronym MSZP (), is a centre-left to left-wing social-democratic and pro-European political party in Hungary. It was founded on 7 October 1989 as a post-communist evolution and one of t ...

(MSZP) from 2002 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2014. He served as Secretary of State for Defence between 2002 and 2007. He is a member of the Hungarian Mycological Society since 1989.

Career

Iváncsik was born in

Újszász Újszász is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Gov ...

on 29 June 1956. He finished his secondary studies in

Debrecen Debrecen ( ; ; ; ) is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the large ...

, then attended the College of Food Technology in

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

. He joined

Hungarian Young Communist League The Hungarian Young Communist League (, KISZ) was a communist youth movement in the Hungarian People's Republic that was attached to the ruling Socialist Workers' Party. History It was founded on 21 March 1957 (on the anniversary of the Hungarian ...

(KISZ) in 1972; he chaired its central committee in

Kisújszállás Kisújszállás is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 12,869 people (2002). Politics The current mayor of Kisújszállás is ...

(1981–82); secretary (1982–85) then first secretary (1985–89) of the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County branch. He served as Secretary of the local county branch of the

Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (, , MSZMP) was the ruling Marxist–Leninist party of the Hungarian People's Republic between 1956 and 1989. It was organised from elements of the Hungarian Working People's Party during the Hungaria ...

(MSZMP) for a few months in 1989. During the "

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", he became a founding member of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and was elected to the national board. He became the chairman of its branch in

, serving in this capacity from 1991 to 1995. Currently he is the chairman of the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County branch. He participated in the 1990 parliamentary election, but did not gain a mandate. He was elected MP

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, representing Szolnok. In the autumn municipal election, he became a member of the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County General Assembly, where he was elected President (serving in this capacity until 1998). Iváncsik worked in the Defence Committee from 1994 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2002. He was an observer in the

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from 1995 to 1996. Iváncsik was re-elected MP in the 1998 parliamentary election; he became a member of the Regional Development Committee too. Following the Socialists' victory at the 2002 parliamentary election, Iváncsik was appointed Secretary of State for Defence, serving under minister Ferenc Juhász. He held the position until 30 June 2007, when he was replaced by

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. In the same time, Iváncsik became assistant secretary of state to

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, who served as Minister without portfolio for Civilian Intelligence Services. He functioned in this capacity until the 2010 parliamentary election, when MSZP lost. Iváncsik secured a parliamentary seat from his party's national list and was elected vice-chairman of the Defense and Law Enforcement Committee. He unsuccessfully ran for individual seat in Szolnok during the 2014 parliamentary election, but was defeated by Ildikó Bene (

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). Consequently, he lost his mandate after 20 years.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ivancsik, Imre 1956 births Living people Members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Hungarian Socialist Party politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1994–1998) 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) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014) People from Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County