Zita Gurmai
Encyclopedia
Zita Gurmai is a Hungarian
politician and Member of the European Parliament
for the Hungarian Socialist Party
, part of the Party of European Socialists
.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
politician and Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for the Hungarian Socialist Party
Hungarian Socialist Party
The Hungarian Socialist Party describes itself as a social democratic party in Hungary. It is the partial successor of the communist Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party , which ruled Hungary between 1956 and 1989. The decision to declare the party a successor of the MSZMP was controversial, and...
, part of the Party of European Socialists
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
.
Biography
- 1983-1988. Karl Marx University of Economics (1983–1988); doctorate 1991.
- 1988-1990. Comporgan company, communications coordinator
- 1990-1992. Westel Rádiótelefon Kft., sales executive
- 1994-1995. Political History Institute, PR manager
- 1995-2002. Szelén Művelődési Tanácsadó Kft., manager
- From the 1990s she is active in civil society, sets up many foundations: Nők a valódi esélyegenlőségért Alapítvány (Women's Foundation for Genuine Equality), Nők a közéletben Alapítvány (Women in Public Life Foundation). Has drawn up many reports on equality and done research as organiser and co-author.
- 2002-2004. Member of the Hungarian Parliament, delegate to the NATO Parliamentary AssemblyNATO Parliamentary AssemblyFounded in 1955, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly serves as the consultative interparliamentary organisation for the North Atlantic Alliance. Its current President is Karl A...
, delegate to the Central European Network, Observer in the European ParliamentEuropean ParliamentThe European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world... - From 1993. MSZP party member, in 1995. administrator, women's section
- From 1999. Vice-President, Socialist International Women
- From 2001. President, women's section
- From 2004. President, PES Women
External links
- European Parliament
- Own website (in Hungarian)