Ágnes Osztolykán

Ágnes Osztolykán (born 3 November 1974, Csenger, Hungary) is a Hungarian politician and Romani activist, who was a member of the National Assembly of Hungary between 2010 and 2014. She is a recipient of the 2011 International Women of Courage Award from the United States Department of State.[1]

Ágnes Osztolykán
Member of the National Assembly
In office
14 May 2010 – 5 May 2014
Personal details
Born1974
Csenger, Hungary
Political partyLMP
Spouse(s)János Balog
ChildrenZsombor Bence Balog
ProfessionRoma activist
The native form of this personal name is Osztolykán Ágnes. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Life
Ágnes Osztolykán (sitting in the first row on the right end) poses on the 2011 Women of Courage Award ceremony, March 8, 2011. Back row standing, left-to-right: Eva Abu Halaweh of Jordan, Roza Otunbayeva of Kyrgyzstan, Marisela Morales Ibañez of Mexico, Ghulam Sughra of Pakistan. Front row seated, left-to-right: Maria Bashir of Afghanistan, Henriette Ekwe Ebongo of Cameroon, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Jianmei Guo of China

Osztolykán graduated from the University of Miskolc in 1998 with a degree in political science. She subsequently worked for the Soros Foundation, and then was head of the Decade of Roma Inclusion Program at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor for six years.

She was elected to Parliament in 2010 and was a member of the parliamentary group of Lehet Más a Politika (LMP), or Politics Can Be Different Party. On 26 November 2012, she was appointed deputy leader of the LMP parliamentary group.[2]

Osztolykán is an activist for Romani children's education, Roma and minority rights, and the social integration of Roma in Hungary. She is a strong supporter of vocational training which gives students marketable skills for the job market. Outside of her parliamentary duties, she works as a volunteer teacher at a primarily Roma vocational school in Budapest’s poorer Eighth District.[3]

References
  1. "Secretary Clinton To Host the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards". 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  2. "Ismét Schiffer András az LMP-frakció vezetője". 26 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  3. Morgan (11 March 2011). "Lolo Diklo : Rromani Against Racism: AGNES OSZTOLYKAN".
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