Béla Bugár
Encyclopedia
is a Slovak politician
of Hungarian ethnicity
. He is a member of the Slovak parliament
since 1992, briefly serving as its acting Speaker in 2006. He is the leader of the political party Most-Híd.
from 1998 until 2007, with Pál Csáky
as his successor. Before the formation of the Party of the Hungarian Coalition
in 1998, Bugar was the chairman of the Hungarian Christian-Democratic Movement. Bugar has been an MP of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
since 1992. He was its acting speaker from 7 February 2006 to 4 July 2006. Béla Bugár announced that he was going to retire from politics by 2010. However, on 30 June 2009 he founded a new political party, Híd–Most, which is to stand for the Hungarians' interests in Slovakia while striving to work together with Slovaks.
Politics of Slovakia
Politics of Slovakia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, with a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in the parliament and it can be exerced in some cases also by the government or directly by citizens. Executive power is exercised by the...
of Hungarian ethnicity
Hungarians in Slovakia
Hungarians in Slovakia are the largest ethnic minority of the country, numbering 520,528 people or 9.7% of population . They are concentrated mostly in the southern part of the country, near the border with Hungary...
. He is a member of the Slovak parliament
National Council of the Slovak Republic
The National Council of the Slovak Republic , abbreviated to NR SR, is the national parliament of Slovakia. It is unicameral, and consists of 150 MPs, who are elected by universal suffrage under proportional representation every four years....
since 1992, briefly serving as its acting Speaker in 2006. He is the leader of the political party Most-Híd.
Life and career
He was the leader of Party of the Hungarian CoalitionParty of the Hungarian Coalition
The Party of the Hungarian Coalition, officially registered under the compound name Strana maďarskej koalície – Magyar Koalíció Pártja, is a political party in Slovakia, for the ethnic Hungarian minority...
from 1998 until 2007, with Pál Csáky
Pál Csáky
Pál Csáky is a Slovak politician, member of Hungarian minority in Slovakia and the country's former Deputy Prime Minister for European affairs, human rights and minorities. Csáky has been an activist for the Hungarian minority in Slovakia since 1977 . His political activity started in 1989, and he...
as his successor. Before the formation of the Party of the Hungarian Coalition
Party of the Hungarian Coalition
The Party of the Hungarian Coalition, officially registered under the compound name Strana maďarskej koalície – Magyar Koalíció Pártja, is a political party in Slovakia, for the ethnic Hungarian minority...
in 1998, Bugar was the chairman of the Hungarian Christian-Democratic Movement. Bugar has been an MP of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
National Council of the Slovak Republic
The National Council of the Slovak Republic , abbreviated to NR SR, is the national parliament of Slovakia. It is unicameral, and consists of 150 MPs, who are elected by universal suffrage under proportional representation every four years....
since 1992. He was its acting speaker from 7 February 2006 to 4 July 2006. Béla Bugár announced that he was going to retire from politics by 2010. However, on 30 June 2009 he founded a new political party, Híd–Most, which is to stand for the Hungarians' interests in Slovakia while striving to work together with Slovaks.