László Sólyom

László Sólyom
3rd President of Hungary
In office 5 August 2005 – 5 August 2010
Prime Minister	Ferenc Gyurcsány Gordon Bajnai Viktor Orbán
Preceded by	Ferenc Mádl
Succeeded by	Pál Schmitt
1st Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Hungary
In office 1 August 1990 – 24 November 1998
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	János Németh
Personal details
Born	Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary
Political party	Independent (1989–present)
Other political affiliations	Hungarian Democratic Forum (1987–1989)
Spouse(s)	Erzsébet Sólyom ​ ​ (m. 1966; died 2015)​
Children	Benedek Beáta
Alma mater	University of Pécs

László Sólyom (Hungarian: Sólyom László, pronounced [ˈʃoːjom ˈlaːsloː]; born 3 January 1942–8 October 2023) is a Hungarian politician, lawyer, and librarian. He was the President of Hungary from 2005 until 2010.^[1]

Death

Sólyom died of cancer on 8 October 2023, at the age of 81, in Budapest.^[2]

References

1. 'Kein Ende in Sicht,' Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine in Budapester Zeitung, September 2009
2. Risen, Clay (12 October 2023). "Laszlo Solyom, a Transitional President of Hungary, Dies at 81". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-25.