Péter Szijjártó
Péter Szijjártó (Hungarian: [ˈpeːtɛr ˈsijjaːrtoː]; born 30 October 1978) is a Hungarian politician who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 2014. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In June 2012, he was appointed to State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations of the Prime Minister's Office.
Péter Szijjártó | |
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Szijjártó in 2018 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Assumed office 23 September 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
| Deputy | László Szabó (2014–2017) |
| Preceded by | Tibor Navracsics |
| President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | |
| In office 21 May 2021 – 17 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Heiko Maas |
| Succeeded by | Luigi Di Maio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1978 Komárom, Hungary |
| Political party | Fidesz |
| Spouse | Szilvia Szijjártó (2009–present) |
| Children |
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| Alma mater | Corvinus University (MA) |
| Website | Government website |
Szijjártó joined Fidesz in 1998. He was elected to member of the municipal government in the same year in the city of Győr, and then he obtained a mandate between 2006 and 2010 again. In 2005 he was elected to president of Fidelitas, the youth organization of Fidesz and he occupied this position until 2009. He first became a member of the National Assembly in 2002. He received mandates in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 as well; currently he is serving his fourth term as Member of Parliament.
In December 2021, Szijjártó was awarded the Order of Friendship, which he received from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.