Péter Kiss

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Péter Kiss
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour of Hungary
In office
9 June 2006 – 30 June 2007
Preceded byGábor Csizmár
(Minister of Employment and Labour)
Succeeded byMónika Lamperth
Personal details
Born(1959-06-11)11 June 1959
Celldömölk, Hungary
Died29 July 2014(2014-07-29) (aged 55)
Political partyMSZMP, MSZP
ProfessionPolitician, engineer

Péter Kiss (11 June 1959 – 29 July 2014) was a Hungarian Socialist politician.[1][2] He was one of the candidates to succeed Péter Medgyessy as prime minister in 2004 but lost to Ferenc Gyurcsány.[3] He served as Minister of Social Affairs and Labour of Hungary in June 2006 until June 2007.

Kiss died on 29 July 2014 due to prolonged illness.[4]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Bio" (in Hungarian). Miniszterelnöki Hivatal. Archived from the original on 9 March 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. "Bajnai cabinet takes oaths in Parliament". Budapest Business Journal. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  3. "Profile: Peter Kiss". BBC News. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  4. "Meghalt Kiss Péter, az MSZP volt alelnöke". Origo.hu. Retrieved 2014-07-29.