Péter Ákos Bod (born 28 July 1951) is a Hungarian politician and economist, who served as Minister of Industry and Trade in the cabinet of

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from 1990 to 1991 then Governor of the

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from 1991 to 1994, when he resigned under the pressure of the Socialist

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cabinet. He was also a Member of Parliament for the

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(MDF) from 1990 until his resignation in 1991. In 1996, he joined the

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(MDNP) and was elected to its leadership. Hungary 200 Forint coin 1992

Before the second round of the 2006 parliamentary election, when MDF made it clear that they would not support

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, Orbán tried to get their support by declaring that he withdrew from Prime Minister candidacy, and sought a compromise candidate, Péter Ákos Bod. However MDF maintains its position and Fidesz lost the election by the ruling left-wing coalition parties. His ancestor was Péter Bod (1712–1769), a Transylvanian Calvinist pastor, historian, "the greatest Hungarian scientist in the late-Baroque decades."

Personal life

He married Katalin Monostori in 1974. Their daughter, Zsófia was born in 1977. They divorced in 2006. He remarried in 2008 to Léda Szőnyi with whom he has two sons, Péter (born in 2009) and Márton (born in 2011). agyarország sikeres személyiségei – British Publishing House, 2020 – Bod Péter Ákos/ref>

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Biography, CV & Publications

Corvinus University of Budapest Corvinus University of Budapest () is a private university, private research university in Budapest, Hungary. The university currently has an enrolment of approximately 9,600 students, with a primary focus on business administration, economics, ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bod, Peter, Akos 1951 births Living people Hungarian economists Governors of the Hungarian National Bank Government ministers of Hungary Hungarian Democratic Forum politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1990–1994) People from Baranya County Corvinus University of Budapest alumni