László Majtényi (born 30 November 30, 1950) is a
Hungarian jurist
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, university professor and doctor of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA). His field of research was initially the law of the sea, and later the institution of ombudsmen.
Education
In 1975, he graduated from the
Faculty of Law
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of the
Eötvös Loránd University.
Career
From 1995 to 2001 he was Data Protection Commissioner (Ombudsman), in 2008-2009 he was the Chairman of the National Radio and Television Board (ORTT). President of the Károly Eötvös Institute of Public Policy, established by the
Soros Foundation. A leading candidate in the
2017 presidential election, he was defeated by
János Áder in the second round.
References
1950 births
20th-century Hungarian lawyers
Living people
Candidates for President of Hungary
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