István Gyenesei

István Gyenesei (born 1 April 1948) is a Hungarian politician and the Chairman of the Association for Somogy party. He was the only representative in the Hungarian National Assembly who gained a seat as an independent. During the formation of the minority government in April 2008, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány appointed him as Minister of Local Government. He did not get a post in the cabinet of Gordon Bajnai in 2009.

István Gyenesei
Minister of Local Government of Hungary
In office
15 May 2008  16 April 2009
Prime MinisterFerenc Gyurcsány
Preceded byGordon Bajnai
Succeeded byZoltán Varga
Personal details
Born (1948-04-01) 1 April 1948
Kaposvár, Hungary
Political partyAssociation for Somogy
SpouseJudit Horváth
ChildrenLeila Gyenesei and 2 others
Professionpolitician

He has several children. The youngest daughter, Leila Gyenesei, is a pentathlete who participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.

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