Katalin Novák

Katalin Éva Novák[1] (born 6 September 1977) is a Hungarian politician who is the president-elect of Hungary, having been elected in the 2022 presidential election. Upon inauguration, she will become Hungary’s first female president. A member of Fidesz, Novák has additionally served as Member of the National Assembly from 2018 to 2022, and as Minister for Family Affairs in the fourth Orbán Government from 2020 until 2021.

The native form of this personal name is Novák Katalin Éva. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Katalin Novák
MP
Novák in 2017
President-elect of Hungary
Assuming office
10 May 2022
Prime MinisterViktor Orbán
SucceedingJános Áder
Minister for Family Affairs
In office
1 October 2020 – 31 December 2021
Prime MinisterViktor Orbán
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of the National Assembly
In office
8 May 2018 – 1 May 2022
Personal details
Born
Katalin Éva Novák

(1977-09-06) 6 September 1977
Szeged, Hungary
Political partyFidesz
Spouse(s)István Attila Veres
Children3
Education
Awards
WebsiteKatalin Novák website

Education

After completing her secondary education at the Ságvári Endre Secondary School at Szeged in 1996, Novák studied economics at the Corvinus University of Budapest and law at the University of Szeged. While a student, she additionally studied abroad at the Paris Nanterre University. In addition to Hungarian, Novák speaks French, English, and German.[2]

Career

Novák started work at the Foreign Ministry in 2001, specializing in European Union and European matters. In 2010 she became a ministerial advisor and in 2012 was appointed Head of Cabinet of the Ministry of Human Resources.[2]

In 2014 she became State Secretary for Family and Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Human Capacities, eventually becoming Minister of Family Affairs in October 2020 a position held until December 2021.

She served as Vice President of Fidesz between 2017 and 2021.[3]

On 21 December 2021, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that Novák would be his nominee in the 2022 presidential election.[4] On 10 March 2022, she won gaining 137 out of 188 votes in the National Assembly.[5]

Personal life

Katalin Novák is married and has three children.

International recognition

In 2019 she became a Dame of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour[6] and a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.[7]

References
  1. "EMMI vezetők elérhetősége" (PDF). Magyarország Kormánya (in Hungarian). p. 8. Retrieved 20 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Biography
  3. Csuhaj, Ildikó (5 October 2021). "Novák Katalin bejelentette: Nem indul a Fidesz alelnöki posztjáért". ATV (in Hungarian). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. Tóth-Szenesi, Attila (21 December 2021). "Novák Katalin lesz a Fidesz államfőjelöltje". Telex (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. "'Nejdůležitější jsou pro mě rodiny a děti.' Maďarsko má novou prezidentku Katalin Novákovou". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. "Une proche d'Orban reçoit la Légion d'honneur". Le Monde.fr (in French). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  7. "Nadanie orderów. - Prawo.pl". www.prawo.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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