Dr. István Mikola (born 8 September 1947)[1] is a Hungarian physician and politician, who served as Minister of Health in the first cabinet of Viktor Orbán, between 2001 and 2002.[2] He was also Member of Parliament from Fidesz Fejér County Regional List between 2006 and 2011.[2] Mikola was nominated to the position of Deputy Prime Minister during the 2006 parliamentary election.
István Mikola | |
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| Minister of Health | |
| In office 1 January 2001 – 27 May 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
| Preceded by | Árpád Gógl |
| Succeeded by | Judit Csehák |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1947 Veszprém, Hungary |
| Political party | Fidesz (since 2003) |
| Other political affiliations | KDNP |
| Children | 5 |
| Profession | physician, ambassador to the OECD |
He was appointed Hungarian Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as a result he resigned as MP on 28 February 2011. He was replaced by Gábor Cserna.[3] Mikola became Secretary of State for Security Policy and International Cooperation in the Third Orbán Government on 15 June 2014. He held the position until 17 May 2018.[2]
Mikola was Hungarian Ambassador to Australia from 2018 to 2022. He was replaced by fellow Fidesz politician Zsolt Csenger-Zalán. Mikola has been the Hungarian Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu since 2022.[4]
Personal life
editHe is married and has five children.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
- ^ a b c "Register". Országgyűlés.
- ^ "Mikola István OECD-nagykövet lesz Párizsban". Index.hu. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Ausztráliában lesz nagykövet a budakeszi fideszes képviselő, hogy Menczer Tamás indulhasson helyette". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ Fidesz-KDNP - Népszabadság