József Berényi (born 6 June 1967) is a Hungarian minority politician from Slovakia. He was the Chairman of the

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in 2010-2016.

Biography

From 1994 to 1995, Berényi was a researcher for

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. In 1995, he became a foreign political secretary for

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. Later, he served as an advisor to the Minister of Construction and Region Development and Director of the Regional Development Department of Slovakia. In 2002, Berényi became State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Berényi is married with two children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Berenyi, Jozsef Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2006-2010 Party of the Hungarian Community politicians Comenius University alumni Central European University alumni 1967 births Living people People from Dunajská Streda District Hungarians in Slovakia