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Pál Schmitt is a Hungarian politician, diplomat, economist, and fencer. Born in Budapest in 1942, he is a member of the Fidesz party. He has held the positions of President of Hungary, Vice President of the European Parliament, and Member of the European Parliament. Schmitt is a member of the International Olympic Committee and participated in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He was educated at Corvinus University of Budapest and speaks Hungarian, English, French, and German.
Schmitt’s work locations include Strasbourg, Brussels, and Budapest. He is married to Katalin Makray and has three children. As an author, he has published works including *A csapatember* and *Citius, altius, fortius!*.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pál
- Family name
- Schmitt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Spouse
- Katalin Makray
- Occupation
- economist
- Political party
- Fidesz
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Sport
- fencing
- Mass
- 83
- Official website
- www.schmitt.hu
- Image
- Official Portrait Pál Schmitt MEP.jpg
- Height
- 190
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Budapest
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- Commons category
- Pál Schmitt
- date of birth
- 1942-05-13
- member of
- International Olympic Committee
- name in native language
- Schmitt Pál
- candidacy in election
- 2009 European Parliament election in Hungary
- P10632
- Pál Schmitt
- relative
- Vince Vigvári
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Encyclopedic overview
Pál Schmitt (born 13 May 1942) is a Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician who served as president of Hungary from 2010 until his resignation in 2012, following his academic misconduct controversy.
Schmitt was a successful fencer in his youth, winning two gold medals at two Summer Olympic Games.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pál Schmitt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.