About / Biography


Personal information:
Place and date of birth: Arad, 12 May 1964
Marital status: married, four children

Studies:
- Lead Europe training programme. Topic: Leadership and sustainable development (2005)
- Ovidiu Şincai European School of Politics (Romania, France 2005-2006)
- Post-graduate studies in theology at the Universities of Zurich and Basel (Switzerland) (1992-1993)
- Studies in theology (Romania, 1983-1988)
 
Parliamentary activities:
- DAHR Member of the European Parliament (EP) (since 2007), Member of the Group of the European People's Party (EPP)
    EP Committees:
Member: of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Substitute: of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
    EP Delegations:
Member: of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Substitute: of the Delegation for relations with Japan

- DAHR Senator in the Romanian Parliament - Member of the Committee on Education, Science, Youth and Sport as well as of the Committee on Equal Opportunities. Secretary of the DAHR parliamentary group (2000-2007)
- Ecumenical advisor and advisor on external relations for the reformed diocese of Piatra Craiului (1999-2000)
- Member of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR) (since 1990)
- Reformed pastor of the Ciceu reformed parish, Harghita County (1988-1999)

Mother tongue: Hungarian

Other languages: Romanian, German, English, French