Attila Cseke
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Attila-Zoltán Cseke is a Romania
n lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania
(UDMR), he has been a member of the Romanian Senate
for Bihor County
since 2008. In the Emil Boc
cabinet, he was Minister of Health
from December 2009 until his resignation in August 2011.
parents in Marghita
and in 1991 completed secondary studies at the city's Industrial High School. From that year until 1993, he was an administrator at a food company in his native town. From 1996 to 2000, he attended the Juridical and Administrative Sciences Faculty of the University of Oradea
, specialising in Law. He also completed postgraduate studies in Public Law there in 2002, and received a master's degree in Private Law from the same institution in 2004. In 2001, Cseke interned at a notary public office in Marghita; from that year until the following, he worked as a reviewer at the UDMR's Bihor County chapter. From 2002 to 2005, he was a legal adviser to the President of the Bihor County Council.
Cseke's political involvement began in 1997, when he joined the UDMR. From 2002 to 2003, he was president of its Bihor County chapter's commission for supervising regulations. In 2003, he became a member of the party's Union Representatives’ Council. From 2003 to 2005, he was executive vice president of the Bihor County UDMR, as well as a member of its county operative council. Following the 2004 local election
, he joined the Oradea City Council, where he was secretary of the legal committee. He resigned in January 2005 to become Secretary of State at the Romanian Government's Secretariat General, serving there until December 2008. From 2007 to 2009, he was executive vice president of the UDMR, dealing with local public administration matters.
Cseke was elected to the Senate in 2008
. From that time until early 2010, he served on two committees: rules; and justice, appointments, discipline, immunities and confirmations. Since then, he has been on the defence, public order and national security committee. In December 2009, when four ministerial portfolios were assigned to the UDMR in a cabinet led by the Democratic Liberal Party
's Emil Boc, Cseke's party assigned him to the Health Ministry. The following month, he proposed a tax on fatty, salty and sugary foods, with the revenue to be used in the public health sector. He has called for reforms in Romania's health care system
, including a focus on allowing family physicians to practice medicine rather than become entangled in bureaucracy, saying it risks total paralysis otherwise. He also cautioned that cuts in investment and infrastructure would be necessary as a result of the ongoing financial crisis, but said that doctors and nurses, already too few in number, would not be laid off. He resigned in August 2011, citing insufficient allocation of funds for the health system and what he indicated was a dismissive attitude toward health care by the rest of the government.
From 1997 to 2000, Cseke was a member of the Hungarian Students' Union in Bihor County. From 1998 to 2000, he was part of the Oradea chapter of the European Law Students' Association Romania. In 2001, he joined the Oradea branch of the Association of Hungarian Doctoral Students and Young Researchers from Romania. In 2003, he became part of the consultative committee of the Biharia Euroregion
. From 2004 to 2006, he was an alternate member of the Joint Monitoring Committee of the Romania-Hungary Cross-Border Cooperation Programme. From 2004 to 2009, he was president of the Coordinating Council on Bihor County Hungarian Youth. He is unmarried.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania
The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, is the main political organisation representing the ethnic Hungarians of Romania....
(UDMR), he has been a member of the Romanian Senate
Senate of Romania
The Senate of Romania is the upper house in the bicameral Parliament of Romania. It has 137 seats , to which members are elected by direct popular vote, using Mixed member proportional representation in 42 electoral districts , to serve four-year terms.-Former location:After the Romanian...
for Bihor County
Bihor County
Bihor is a county of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea. Together with Hajdú-Bihar County in Hungary it constitutes the Biharia Euroregion.-Demographics:...
since 2008. In the Emil Boc
Emil Boc
Emil Boc is the Prime Minister of Romania, having served since December 2008. In June 2004, he was elected Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, the largest city in Transylvania. Boc is also the president of the Democratic Liberal Party, who designated him as Prime Minister in 2008. On October 13, 2009, his...
cabinet, he was Minister of Health
Ministry of Health (Romania)
The Ministry of Health of Romania is one of the fifteen ministries of the Government of Romania.The current Minister is Ladislau Ritli, member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania ....
from December 2009 until his resignation in August 2011.
Biography
He was born to ethnic HungarianHungarians in Romania
The Hungarian minority of Romania is the largest ethnic minority in Romania, consisting of 1,431,807 people and making up 6.6% of the total population, according to the 2002 census....
parents in Marghita
Marghita
Marghita is a city in Bihor County, Romania. It administers two villages, Cheţ and Ghenetea .-History:The name appears to be derived from the name "Margit" , Saint Margaret the patron of a local church. The first time it was used in a document was in 1216...
and in 1991 completed secondary studies at the city's Industrial High School. From that year until 1993, he was an administrator at a food company in his native town. From 1996 to 2000, he attended the Juridical and Administrative Sciences Faculty of the University of Oradea
University of Oradea
The University of Oradea is a public University, located in Oradea, in North-Western Romania.With its four colleges and 18 faculties, has a total of 123 fields of study for undergraduates and 151 post-graduate specialisation degrees...
, specialising in Law. He also completed postgraduate studies in Public Law there in 2002, and received a master's degree in Private Law from the same institution in 2004. In 2001, Cseke interned at a notary public office in Marghita; from that year until the following, he worked as a reviewer at the UDMR's Bihor County chapter. From 2002 to 2005, he was a legal adviser to the President of the Bihor County Council.
Cseke's political involvement began in 1997, when he joined the UDMR. From 2002 to 2003, he was president of its Bihor County chapter's commission for supervising regulations. In 2003, he became a member of the party's Union Representatives’ Council. From 2003 to 2005, he was executive vice president of the Bihor County UDMR, as well as a member of its county operative council. Following the 2004 local election
Romanian local election, 2004
Local elections where held in Romania in late May 2004, and a runoff for mayors in early June 2004In late May where elected:* all the villages, communes, cities, and municipal cluncils , and the Sectors Local Councils of Bucharest...
, he joined the Oradea City Council, where he was secretary of the legal committee. He resigned in January 2005 to become Secretary of State at the Romanian Government's Secretariat General, serving there until December 2008. From 2007 to 2009, he was executive vice president of the UDMR, dealing with local public administration matters.
Cseke was elected to the Senate in 2008
Romanian legislative election, 2008
Legislative elections were held in Romania on November 30, 2008. The Democratic Liberal Party won most seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, although the alliance headed by the Social Democratic Party won a fractionally higher vote share.-Electoral System:President Traian Băsescu...
. From that time until early 2010, he served on two committees: rules; and justice, appointments, discipline, immunities and confirmations. Since then, he has been on the defence, public order and national security committee. In December 2009, when four ministerial portfolios were assigned to the UDMR in a cabinet led by the Democratic Liberal Party
Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)
The Democratic Liberal Party is a populist, centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on 15 December 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
's Emil Boc, Cseke's party assigned him to the Health Ministry. The following month, he proposed a tax on fatty, salty and sugary foods, with the revenue to be used in the public health sector. He has called for reforms in Romania's health care system
Healthcare in Romania
Health care in Romania has lower standards than in the rest of the Union. Although everyone in the urban area has access to fast medical assistance, in some rural areas access may be limited. For 2012, the allocated budget spending in the healthcare sector is 12 billion €, or roughly 5% of the GDP....
, including a focus on allowing family physicians to practice medicine rather than become entangled in bureaucracy, saying it risks total paralysis otherwise. He also cautioned that cuts in investment and infrastructure would be necessary as a result of the ongoing financial crisis, but said that doctors and nurses, already too few in number, would not be laid off. He resigned in August 2011, citing insufficient allocation of funds for the health system and what he indicated was a dismissive attitude toward health care by the rest of the government.
From 1997 to 2000, Cseke was a member of the Hungarian Students' Union in Bihor County. From 1998 to 2000, he was part of the Oradea chapter of the European Law Students' Association Romania. In 2001, he joined the Oradea branch of the Association of Hungarian Doctoral Students and Young Researchers from Romania. In 2003, he became part of the consultative committee of the Biharia Euroregion
Biharia Euroregion
Biharia euroregion is an euroregion located in Romania and Hungary.-Administration:*Biharia euroregion is composed of:**Bihor County in **Hajdú-Bihar County in *The administrative center is Oradea which is the largest city of the euroregion....
. From 2004 to 2006, he was an alternate member of the Joint Monitoring Committee of the Romania-Hungary Cross-Border Cooperation Programme. From 2004 to 2009, he was president of the Coordinating Council on Bihor County Hungarian Youth. He is unmarried.