István Gyenesei

The native form of this personal name is Gyenesei István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

István Gyenesei
Minister of Local Government of Hungary
In office 15 May 2008 – 16 April 2009
Prime Minister	Ferenc Gyurcsány
Preceded by	Gordon Bajnai
Succeeded by	Zoltán Varga
Personal details
Born	(1948-04-01)1 April 1948 Kaposvár, Hungary
Died	21 March 2024(2024-03-21) (aged 75)
Political party	Association for Somogy
Spouse	Judit Horváth
Children	Leila Gyenesei and two others
Profession	Politician

István Gyenesei (1 April 1948 – 21 March 2024) was a Hungarian politician and the Chairman of the Association for Somogy party. He was the only representative in the Hungarian National Assembly who gained a seat as an independent. During the formation of the minority government in April 2008, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány appointed him as Minister of Local Government. He did not get a post in the cabinet of Gordon Bajnai in 2009.

He had several children. The youngest daughter, Leila Gyenesei, is a pentathlete who participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.

István Gyenesei died on 21 March 2024, at the age of 75.^[1]

References

1. „Bármibe kezdtem, abban a legjobb akartam lenni” – elhunyt Gyenesei István (in Hungarian)

Sources

• MTI Ki Kicsoda 2009, Magyar Távirati Iroda Zrt., Budapest, 2008, 409. old., ISSN 1787-288X
• Gyenesei országgyűlési adatlapja

Political offices
Preceded by Gordon Bajnai	Minister of Local Government 2008–2009	Succeeded by Zoltán Varga