Annamária Szalai
Annamária Szalai (born September 16, 1961 in Zalaegerszeg ; † April 12, 2013 ) was a Hungarian journalist and politician for the Fidesz party - Hungarian Citizens' Union .
Career
Annamária Szalai studied business administration and education , afterwards she worked as a music teacher in a primary school in Zalaegerszeg . She began her journalistic career at the communist regional newspaper Zalai Hírlap . She later ran a concert hall and gallery. Since 2002 she has been teaching media studies at the West Hungarian University .
Political activity
Szalai was media spokeswoman for the national conservative Hungarian ruling party Fidesz and from 1998 to 2004 a member of the Hungarian parliament . In 2010 she was appointed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to head the State Media and Communication Agency , of which she was president until her death from cancer.
Web links
- Annamária Szalai parlament.hu, accessed April 13, 2013
- Walter Mayr: Creeping Poisoning , Der Spiegel 1/2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ Media controller Szalai. Quiet but determined , portrait by Michael Frank , Süddeutsche Zeitung , December 28, 2010 ( online )
- ^ New media law: Hungarian press threatens to muzzle , Der Spiegel December 21, 2010
- ^ Gregor Mayer: Orbán's loyal party soldier as a media dominatrix , Der Standard , print edition, 5./6. January 2011, online
- ^ Head of Hungary's controversial media council dies , AFP . April 12, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Szalai, Annamária |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian politician, member of parliament and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zalaegerszeg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12th, 2013 |