Ferenc Mádl

Ferenc Mádl (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈmaːdl̩]; 29 January 1931 – 29 May 2011) was a Hungarian legal scholar, professor, and politician, who served as President of Hungary, between 4 August 2000 and 5 August 2005. Prior to that he had been minister without portfolio between 1990 and 1993 then Minister of Education between 1993 and 1994 in the conservative cabinets of József Antall and Péter Boross.

Ferenc Mádl
Mádl in 2009
President of Hungary
In office
4 August 2000  5 August 2005
Prime MinisterViktor Orbán
Péter Medgyessy
Ferenc Gyurcsány
Preceded byÁrpád Göncz
Succeeded byLászló Sólyom
Minister of Education
In office
22 February 1993  15 July 1994
Prime MinisterJózsef Antall
Péter Boross
Preceded byBertalan Andrásfalvy
Succeeded byGábor Fodor
Personal details
Born(1931-01-29)29 January 1931
Bánd, Kingdom of Hungary
Died29 May 2011(2011-05-29) (aged 80)
Budapest, Hungary
Political partyIndependent
SpouseDalma Mádl
ChildrenAndrás
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Mádl ran unsuccessfully for the position of President of Hungary in 1995, defeated by Árpád Göncz. Five years later he was elected head of state as the candidate of the governing conservative coalition.

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