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Pál Schmitt was the President of Hungary, serving in this role from 2010 to 2012. As the country's head of state during this period, he held one of Hungary's highest political positions, though in a largely ceremonial role as the Prime Minister handles executive power in Hungary's parliamentary system.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pál
- Family name
- Schmitt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Spouse
- Katalin Makray
- Occupation
- economist
- Political party
- Fidesz
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Sport
- fencing
- Mass
- 83
- Official website
- www.schmitt.hu
- Image
- Official Portrait Pál Schmitt MEP.jpg
- Height
- 190
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Budapest
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- Commons category
- Pál Schmitt
- date of birth
- 1942-05-13
- member of
- International Olympic Committee
- name in native language
- Schmitt Pál
- candidacy in election
- 2009 European Parliament election in Hungary
- P10632
- Pál Schmitt
- relative
- Vince Vigvári
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Encyclopedic overview
Pál Schmitt (born 13 May 1942) is a Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician who served as president of Hungary from 2010 until his resignation in 2012, following his academic misconduct controversy.
Schmitt was a successful fencer in his youth, winning two gold medals at two Summer Olympic Games.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pál Schmitt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.