Mária Pozsonec
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Mária Pozsonec is a Slovenia
n politician
of Hungarian ethnicity. Between 1990 and 2008, she served as representative of the Hungarian minority in Slovenia in the Slovenian National Assembly.
She was born to Hungarian parents in the village of Dolga Vas
near Lendava
, in what was then the Drava Banovina
of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
(now in Slovenia
). She attended the high school in Subotica
(Serbia
), and studied pedagogy at the University of Maribor
, in Slovenia. She worked as an elementary school teacher in her native region of Prekmurje
. During the 1980s, she emerged as an activist of the Hungarian minority in Slovenia.
In the first free elections in Slovenia in April 1990, she was elected to the Slovenian Parliament
as the representative of the Hungarian minority. She was re-elected four times, in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004. In 2008, she was defeated by László Göncz
.
She currently serves as vice-mayor of Lendava
.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
of Hungarian ethnicity. Between 1990 and 2008, she served as representative of the Hungarian minority in Slovenia in the Slovenian National Assembly.
She was born to Hungarian parents in the village of Dolga Vas
Dolga vas, Lendava
Dolga vas is a settlement immediately to the north of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It lies on the border with Hungary.It's the birth village of the politician Mária Pozsonec.-External links:*...
near Lendava
Lendava
Lendava is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene...
, in what was then the Drava Banovina
Drava Banovina
The Drava Banovina or Drava Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of most of present-day Slovenia and was named for the Drava River...
of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
(now in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
). She attended the high school in Subotica
Subotica
Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
(Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
), and studied pedagogy at the University of Maribor
University of Maribor
The University of Maribor is the second university in Slovenia, established in 1975. It currently has 17 faculties.-History:The university's roots reach back to 1859, when a theological seminary was established with the encouragement of Maribor bishop and patriot Anton Martin Slomšek...
, in Slovenia. She worked as an elementary school teacher in her native region of Prekmurje
Prekmurje
Prekmurje is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region settled by Slovenes and lying between the Mur River in Slovenia and the Rába Valley in the most western part of Hungary...
. During the 1980s, she emerged as an activist of the Hungarian minority in Slovenia.
In the first free elections in Slovenia in April 1990, she was elected to the Slovenian Parliament
Slovenian Parliament
The Slovenian Parliament is the informal designation of the general representative body of the Slovenian nation and the legislative body of the Republic of Slovenia....
as the representative of the Hungarian minority. She was re-elected four times, in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004. In 2008, she was defeated by László Göncz
László Göncz
László Göncz is a Hungarian historian and politician in Slovenia. He is currently serving as MP in the Slovenian Parliament as the official representative of the Hungarian minority in Slovenia....
.
She currently serves as vice-mayor of Lendava
Lendava
Lendava is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene...
.