About István Gyenesei
Lived 1948 – 2024 (aged 75). István Gyenesei was a Hungarian politician.
István Gyenesei (1 April 1948 – 21 March 2024) was a Hungarian politician and the Chairman of the Association for Somogy party. He was the only representative in the Hungarian National Assembly who gained a seat as an independent. During the formation of the minority government in April 2008, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány appointed him as Minister of Local Government. He did not get a post in the cabinet of Gordon Bajnai in 2009.
He had several children. The youngest daughter, Leila Gyenesei, is a pentathlete who participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.
István Gyenesei died on 21 March 2024, at the age of 75.
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Hungarian politician (1948–2024)
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István Gyenesei was born on 1 April 1948 in Kaposvár.
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István Gyenesei died on 21 March 2024.
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István Gyenesei was a politician.
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István Gyenesei was Hungarian.
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