Kálmán Györgyi (24 May 1939 – 17 February 2019) was a
Hungarian jurist and academic, who served as
Chief Prosecutor of Hungary from 1990 to 2000.
Career
He graduated from the
Eötvös Loránd University
Eötvös Loránd University (, ELTE, also known as ''University of Budapest'') is a Hungarian public research university based in Budapest. Founded in 1635, ELTE is one of the largest and most prestigious public higher education institutions in ...
in 1964. He studied at the
Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg (colloquially ), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg ...
between 1969 and 1970. After finishing his studies, he became a trainee in the
Faculty of Law
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of the Eötvös Loránd University. He was an adjunct (1965–1969) then associate professor (1979–1990). He served as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law between 1979 and 1985. He functioned as Dean from 1989 to 1990. He was a member of the Board of the Hungarian Jurist Association since 1985. He participated in the creation of the Criminal Code between 1974 and 1978.
Györgyi was elected the first Chief Prosecutor after the
end of Communism by the
National Assembly
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in 1990. He was re-elected on 4 June 1996. He resigned from his position without giving a reason on 6 March 2000 despite his mandate was to expire in two years. He was replaced by
Péter Polt
Péter Polt (born 6 September 1955) is a Hungarian politician and lawyer who has been serving as the president of the Constitutional Court of Hungary since 2025. He was the Chief Prosecutor of Hungary from 2000 until 2006 and between 2010 and 202 ...
on 15 May 2000. After that Györgyi was appointed Ministerial Commissioner responsible for codification of criminal law, under
Minister Ibolya Dávid.
Györgyi died on 17 February 2019, aged 79.
Awards
*
László Szalay Medallion (1988)
* Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...
(1995)
References
Sources
Biography
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1939 births
2019 deaths
Hungarian jurists
Academic staff of Eötvös Loránd University
Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany