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August 4, 2005
Iván Szabó, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Finance of Hungary (born 1934)

Iván Szabó
Iván Szabó was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance between 1993 and 1994. He joined to the Hungarian Democratic Forum in 1988. He was chosen to the party's presidency in 1990. After the death of József Antall (1993) he served as manager president. Szabó was member of the National Assembly of Hungary since 1990. Between June 1990 and December 1991 he served as the Chairman of the Assembly's Economical Committee. He was appointed Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism in 1991. He became faction leader in 1994.
Minister of Finance (Hungary)
The minister of finance is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Finance. The current minister is Mihály Varga.