Árpád Göncz was a Hungarian writer, translator, lawyer, agronomist, and liberal politician who served as President of Hungary from 2 May 1990 to 4 August 2000. Göncz played a role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, for which he was imprisoned for six years. After his release, he worked as a translator of English-language literary works.
Péter Boross is a retired Hungarian politician and former member of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from December 1993 to July 1994. He assumed the position upon the death of his predecessor, József Antall, and held the office until his right-wing coalition was defeated in election by the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), which was led by his successor Gyula Horn. Prior to his premiership, Boross functioned as Minister of Civilian Intelligence Services (1990) and Minister of the Interior (1990–1993). He was also a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 1998 and from 2006 to 2009.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 9 April 2006, with a second round of voting in 110 of the 176 single-member constituencies on 23 April. The Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) emerged as the largest party in the National Assembly with 186 of the 386 seats, and continued the coalition government with the Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ). It marked the first time a government had been re-elected since the end of Communist rule. To date, this is the most recent national election in Hungary not won by Fidesz-KDNP, and the last in which the victorious party did not win a two-thirds supermajority in parliament.
Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok is an administrative county in Hungary. It lies in central Hungary and shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves, Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén, Hajdú–Bihar, Békés, Csongrád, and Bács–Kiskun. The rivers Tisza and Körös flow through the county. The capital of Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok county is Szolnok. Its area is 5582 km2. The county is named after the Ossetians (Jasz) and Cumans (Kun) who settled there, along with Szolnok. The county was part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion between 1997 and 2004.
Imre András Pozsgay was a Hungarian Communist politician who played a key role in Hungary's transition to democracy after 1988. He served as Minister of Culture (1976–1980), Minister of Education (1980–1982) and Minister of State (1988–1990). He was also a Member of Parliament from 1983 to 1994.
Ferenc József Nagy was a Hungarian agrarian engineer and politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture between 1990 and 1991. After that he was appointed minister without portfolio, he also held this position in the cabinet of Péter Boross until 1994. Nagy was the chairman of the Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party for a short time.
Dr. Richárd Hörcsik is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Sátoraljaújhely since 1998. He was also a Member of Parliament from the MDF Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Regional List between 1990 and 1994. He served as Mayor of Sárospatak from 2006 to 2010.
Ferenc Koncz was a Hungarian teacher and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Szerencs from 2010 to 2014, and for Tiszaújváros from 2018 until his death. He was also a Member of Parliament from the Fidesz Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County between 1998 and 2002, and from the party's National List from 2004 to 2006. He served as Mayor of Szerencs from 2010 to 2018.
József Ács was a Hungarian sculptor and medallist.
Local elections were held in Hungary on 13 October 2019. Mayors and assembly members were elected for a term of 5 years.
The Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Assembly is the local legislative body of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in the Northern Hungary, in Hungary.
The Veszprém County Assembly is the local legislative body of Veszprém County in the Central Transdanubia, in Hungary.
György Hubay is a Hungarian cyclist and politician, who had been a member of National Assembly from 8 May 2018 to 1 May 2022, representing Miskolc.
The following lists events in the year 1998 in Hungary.
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