Klára Dobrev
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Klára Dobrev is the wife of former Hungarian
Prime Minister
Ferenc Gyurcsány
. She was born in Sofia
, Bulgaria
to a Hungarian mother, Piroska Apró, and a Bulgaria
n father, Petar Dobrev. Her maternal grandfather, Antal Apró
, was Hungary's Minister of Industry in the 1950s–60s.
Dobrev holds a degree in economics
from the Budapest University of Economics, and a Law degree
from the Eötvös Loránd University of Arts and Sciences. During her years at the University of Economics she was a member of AIESEC
, and at the organization's 1992 world conference she was the animator board's vice president responsible for public relations. Dobrev spent her internship at MODI XEROX as a marketing assistant at Bangalore
, India
.
She has held several government positions in the past, including Chief Cabinet to Péter Medgyessy
during the 2001–2002 election, and Vice-President of the Office for the National Development Plan and EU Support, where she served from 2002 until her husband's nomination for Prime Minister in 2004 when she resigned.
She is a senior lecturer at Eötvös Loránd University.
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...
Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
Ferenc Gyurcsány
Ferenc Gyurcsány
Ferenc Gyurcsány is a Hungarian politician. He was the sixth Prime Minister of Hungary from 2004 to 2009.He was nominated to take that position on 25 August 2004 by the Hungarian Socialist Party , after Péter Medgyessy resigned due to a conflict with the Socialist Party's coalition partner...
. She was born in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
to a Hungarian mother, Piroska Apró, and a Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n father, Petar Dobrev. Her maternal grandfather, Antal Apró
Antal Apró
Antal Apró was a Hungarian Communist politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1971 and 1984.-Early life:...
, was Hungary's Minister of Industry in the 1950s–60s.
Dobrev holds a degree in economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
from the Budapest University of Economics, and a Law degree
Law degree
A Law degree is an academic degree conferred for studies in law. Such degrees are generally preparation for legal careers; but while their curricula may be reviewed by legal authority, they do not themselves confer a license...
from the Eötvös Loránd University of Arts and Sciences. During her years at the University of Economics she was a member of AIESEC
AIESEC
AIESEC is a global youth organisation that develops leadership capabilities through their internal leadership programmes and engaging students and graduates in international student exchange and internship programmes for profit and non-profit organisations. Its international office is in...
, and at the organization's 1992 world conference she was the animator board's vice president responsible for public relations. Dobrev spent her internship at MODI XEROX as a marketing assistant at Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
She has held several government positions in the past, including Chief Cabinet to Péter Medgyessy
Péter Medgyessy
Péter Medgyessy is a Hungarian politician and was the fifth Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary from May 27, 2002 until September 29, 2004...
during the 2001–2002 election, and Vice-President of the Office for the National Development Plan and EU Support, where she served from 2002 until her husband's nomination for Prime Minister in 2004 when she resigned.
She is a senior lecturer at Eötvös Loránd University.