István Pásztor (politician)
István Pásztor (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈiʃtvaːn ˈpaːstor]; Serbian: Иштван Пастор, romanized: Ištvan Pastor; born 20 August 1956) is a Serbian politician of Hungarian descent who is active in Vojvodina. He graduated from the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law. Currently, Pásztor is chairman of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians party and president of the Assembly of Vojvodina. He was formerly a leader of the Hungarian Coalition, which also included two other ethnic Hungarian political parties in Serbia.
István Pásztor | |
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Иштван Пастор | |
President of the Assembly of Vojvodina | |
Assumed office 22 June 2012 | |
Preceded by | Sándor Egeresi |
Vice President of Provincial Government in charge of Economy | |
In office 2008–2012 | |
Provincial Secretary of Privatisation, Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises | |
In office 2000–2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Novi Kneževac, FPR Yugoslavia | 20 August 1956
Citizenship | Serbian |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Political party | Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians |
Children | Bálint Pásztor |
Alma mater | University of Novi Sad |
Pásztor was the candidate of the Hungarian Coalition at the 2008 Serbian presidential election. He won 2.26% of the vote in the first round, and supported Boris Tadić in the second round.
External links
- (in Hungarian and Serbian) Hungarian Coalition
- Media related to István Pásztor at Wikimedia Commons
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