Sándor Lezsák
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Sándor Lezsák is a Hungarian
poet
, teacher
and politician
and has been Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary since 2006.
on 30 October 1949. He finished Madách Imre Secondary School, Budapest
in 1968. Between 1969 and 1974 he worked as a support teacher in the school for children living in farmsteads in the Lakitelek
area. He graduated in Hungarian literature and language and history from the Szeged Teacher Training College in 1975. He was a primary school teacher from 1974.
He worked as a desk officer for, and led the drama group of, the community centre in Lakitelek between 1969 and 1985. From 1979 to 1985 he was the non-Budapest secretary of the Bethlen Gábor Foundation. He has published two books of poems and written the lyrics of a rock opera to which Levente Szörényi composed music. One of his plays was staged several times and he has received numerous literary awards. He has been the chair of board of Lakitelek Foundation since 1991. He founded the Lakitelek People's Academy, which received the Hungarian Heritage Award in 2003. Today he is one of the leaders of the Academy. He has been deputy executive president of the Cardinal Mindszenty Society since March 2004.
(MDF) was founded in his garden on 27 September 1987. Between 1989 and 1990 he was responsible for the Forum's election campaign. He was a member of its presidium since 1988. Between 1993 and 1994 he was managing deputy chairman, from 2 March 1996 to 30 January 1999 he was president, and since then, he was been vice president of the Hungarian Democratic Forum until he was excluded from his party. He has been an MP since April 1994 (1994: county list, 1998 and 2002: Constituency 3, Tiszakécske
, Bács-Kiskun County). From September 1996 to June 1998 and from September 1998 to May 2002 he was Parliamentary faction Leader of the Hungarian Democratic Forum. In the Parliament between 1998 and 2002, he was chairman of the Education and Science Committee. Since 15 May 2002 he has been a member of the Tourism Committee and deputy chairman of the Cultural and Press Committee. Since 22 September he chaired the Temporary Committee on Closing of Nurseries and Schools. In the local elections on 20 October 2002, he was elected representative to the Bács-Kiskun County Assembly, where he became co-chairman of the Cultural and Church Committee.
On 21 June 2004, soon after the European Parliament elections, he established the Lakitelek Working Group to represent a specific political platform. He was excluded from MDF faction on 27 October 2004. From the announcement of the exclusion in the plenary sitting he continued as an independent MP and because of that he had to part with his committee membership on 20 December. He secured a seat in Parliament in the 2006 general elections from the Bács-Kiskun county III constituency. He is a member of the Committee on National Security. He was elected deputy speaker of the National Assembly on 8 June 2006.
Politics of Hungary
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, teacher
Teacher
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and politician
Politician
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and has been Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary since 2006.
Teaching and literary career
He was born in KispestKispest
Kispest is the 19th district of Budapest, Hungary. It lies to the south-southeast of the historical Pest city. It was founded in 1871 on rural land as a small village beside the city limits of Budapest, so it was named Kispest . From 1880 to 1990 Kispest's population increased from 1820 to...
on 30 October 1949. He finished Madách Imre Secondary School, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
in 1968. Between 1969 and 1974 he worked as a support teacher in the school for children living in farmsteads in the Lakitelek
Lakitelek
Lakitelek is a large village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 4613 people ....
area. He graduated in Hungarian literature and language and history from the Szeged Teacher Training College in 1975. He was a primary school teacher from 1974.
He worked as a desk officer for, and led the drama group of, the community centre in Lakitelek between 1969 and 1985. From 1979 to 1985 he was the non-Budapest secretary of the Bethlen Gábor Foundation. He has published two books of poems and written the lyrics of a rock opera to which Levente Szörényi composed music. One of his plays was staged several times and he has received numerous literary awards. He has been the chair of board of Lakitelek Foundation since 1991. He founded the Lakitelek People's Academy, which received the Hungarian Heritage Award in 2003. Today he is one of the leaders of the Academy. He has been deputy executive president of the Cardinal Mindszenty Society since March 2004.
Political career
The Hungarian Democratic ForumHungarian Democratic Forum
The Hungarian Democratic Forum , abbreviated to MDF, was a centre-right political party in Hungary. It had a liberal conservative and Christian democratic ideology...
(MDF) was founded in his garden on 27 September 1987. Between 1989 and 1990 he was responsible for the Forum's election campaign. He was a member of its presidium since 1988. Between 1993 and 1994 he was managing deputy chairman, from 2 March 1996 to 30 January 1999 he was president, and since then, he was been vice president of the Hungarian Democratic Forum until he was excluded from his party. He has been an MP since April 1994 (1994: county list, 1998 and 2002: Constituency 3, Tiszakécske
Tiszakécske
Tiszakécske is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary....
, Bács-Kiskun County). From September 1996 to June 1998 and from September 1998 to May 2002 he was Parliamentary faction Leader of the Hungarian Democratic Forum. In the Parliament between 1998 and 2002, he was chairman of the Education and Science Committee. Since 15 May 2002 he has been a member of the Tourism Committee and deputy chairman of the Cultural and Press Committee. Since 22 September he chaired the Temporary Committee on Closing of Nurseries and Schools. In the local elections on 20 October 2002, he was elected representative to the Bács-Kiskun County Assembly, where he became co-chairman of the Cultural and Church Committee.
On 21 June 2004, soon after the European Parliament elections, he established the Lakitelek Working Group to represent a specific political platform. He was excluded from MDF faction on 27 October 2004. From the announcement of the exclusion in the plenary sitting he continued as an independent MP and because of that he had to part with his committee membership on 20 December. He secured a seat in Parliament in the 2006 general elections from the Bács-Kiskun county III constituency. He is a member of the Committee on National Security. He was elected deputy speaker of the National Assembly on 8 June 2006.
External links
- István Elek: Rendszerváltoztatók húsz év után, Magyar Rádió Zrt. és Heti Válasz Lap- és Könyvkiadó Kft., 2009. pp. 194–211.