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István Mikola

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István Mikola
Minister of Health
In office
1 January 2001 – 27 May 2002
Prime MinisterViktor Orbán
Preceded byÁrpád Gógl
Succeeded byJudit Csehák
Personal details
Born (1947-09-08) 8 September 1947 (age 77)
Veszprém, Hungary
Political partyFidesz (since 2003)
Other political
affiliations
KDNP
Children5
Professionphysician, ambassador to the OECD

Dr. István Mikola (born 8 September 1947)[1] is a Hungarian physician and politician, who served as Minister of Health in the first cabinet of Viktor Orbán, between 2001 and 2002.[2] He was also Member of Parliament from Fidesz Fejér County Regional List between 2006 and 2011.[2] Mikola was nominated to the position of Deputy Prime Minister during the 2006 parliamentary election.

He was appointed Hungarian Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as a result he resigned as MP on 28 February 2011. He was replaced by Gábor Cserna.[3] Mikola became Secretary of State for Security Policy and International Cooperation in the Third Orbán Government on 15 June 2014. He held the position until 17 May 2018.[2]

Mikola was Hungarian Ambassador to Australia from 2018 to 2022. He was replaced by fellow Fidesz politician Zsolt Csenger-Zalán. Mikola has been the Hungarian Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu since 2022.[4]

Personal life

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He is married and has five children.[5]

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Hungarian Ambassador to Australia
2018–2022
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
  2. ^ a b c "Register". Országgyűlés.
  3. ^ "Mikola István OECD-nagykövet lesz Párizsban". Index.hu. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Ausztráliában lesz nagykövet a budakeszi fideszes képviselő, hogy Menczer Tamás indulhasson helyette". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  5. ^ Fidesz-KDNP - Népszabadság