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
Szijjártó in 2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Assumed office
23 September 2014
Prime MinisterViktor Orbán
DeputyLászló Szabó
(2014–2017)
Preceded byTibor Navracsics
President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
In office
21 May 2021  17 November 2021
Preceded byHeiko Maas
Succeeded byLuigi Di Maio
Personal details
Born (1978-10-30) 30 October 1978
Komárom, Hungary
Political partyFidesz
SpouseSzilvia Szijjártó (2009–present)
Children
  • Péter
  • Patrik
Alma materCorvinus University (MA)
WebsiteGovernment 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.

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