István Pásztor (politician)
István Pásztor (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈiʃtvaːn ˈpaːstor]; Serbian: Иштван Пастор, romanized: Ištvan Pastor; born 20 August 1956) is an ethnic Hungarian politician from Vojvodina, Serbia. He graduated from the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law. Currently, Pásztor is the chairman of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians and president of the Assembly of Vojvodina. He was formerly a leader of the Hungarian Coalition, which also included two other ethnic Hungarian political parties in Serbia.
István Pásztor | |
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Иштван Пастор | |
 Pásztor in 2012 | |
| President of the Assembly of Vojvodina | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Sándor Egeresi |
| Vice President of the Government of Vojvodina in charge of Economy | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Provincial Secretary of Privatisation, Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises | |
| In office 2000–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1956 Novi Kneževac, Vojvodina, Yugoslavia |
| Citizenship | Serbian |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Political party | Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians |
| Children | Bálint Pásztor |
| Alma mater | University of Novi Sad |
| Occupation | politician |
| Awards | Commander's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit with Star |
Pásztor was the candidate of the Hungarian Coalition in the 2008 Serbian presidential election. He won 2.26% of the vote in the first round, and supported Boris Tadić in the second round.
External links
- (in Hungarian and Serbian) Hungarian Coalition
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