Pál Vastagh
Hungarian politician and jurist
Pál Vastagh | |
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Minister of Justice of Hungary | |
In office 15 July 1994 – 8 July 1998 | |
Preceded by | István Balsai |
Succeeded by | Ibolya Dávid |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 5 February 1990 – 28 June 1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1946-09-23) 23 September 1946 (age 77) Nagyszénás, Second Hungarian Republic |
Political party | MSZMP, MSZP |
Children | 3 |
Profession | politician, jurist, diplomat |
Pál Vastagh (born 23 September 1946) is a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1994 and 1998. He joined to the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) in 1966. During the democratic changes in Hungary (1989–1990) he supported the communist rule and the Workers' Militia which Vastagh called the "people's army". In 1989 he was a founding member of the Hungarian Socialist Party. He became ambassador to Ottawa, Canada in 2006; as a result of that he resigned from his parliamentarian seat.
References
- MTI Ki Kicsoda 2009, Magyar Távirati Iroda Zrt., Budapest, 2008, 1166. old., ISSN 1787-288X
- Vastagh Pál országgyűlési adatlapja
- Vastagh Pál életrajza az MSZP honlapján
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Preceded by | Minister of Justice 1994–1998 | Succeeded by |
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Ministers of Justice of Hungary since 1848
- Deák
- Vukovics
- Balsai
- Vastagh
- Dávid
- Bárándy
- Petrétei
- Takács
- Draskovics
- Forgács
- Navracsics
- Trócsányi
- Varga
- Tuzson
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