16 Facts About Imre Szekeres

Imre Szekeres is married to a chemical engineer; they have two children.

Imre Szekeres graduated from the Veszprem University of Chemical Engineering as a chemical systems engineer in 1974.

Imre Szekeres was one of the first promoters and organizers of the reformist circle movement in Veszprem county.

Imre Szekeres was a founding member of the MSZP in October 1989, and in his county he became the first president of the party.

Imre Szekeres was the party's vice-president between 1994 and 1998.

Imre Szekeres was the campaign chief of his party during the 1994 and 1998 general elections.

Imre Szekeres was a member of the party's national presidency between 1998 and 2003.

Imre Szekeres is the deputy president of the party, since 2004, associate president of the Economic Section and head of the Economic Policy Cabinet since 2002.

Imre Szekeres was voted into the Parliament from individual constituency No 2.

Imre Szekeres obtained his mandate on the county's party list in April 2002.

Imre Szekeres was the leader of the group of MSZP Members of the Parliament between 28 June 1994 and 17 June 1998.

Imre Szekeres was the Chairman of the Economic Committee, the Budget and Finance Committee and the EU Integration Subcommittee of the Parliament between 1998 and 2002.

Imre Szekeres was the Political State Secretary with general authority in the Prime Minister's Office from 2002 till 2004.

Imre Szekeres was appointed on 9 June 2006 as the Minister of Defence.

Imre Szekeres was elected in 2003 as the chairman of the Hungarian Triathlon Association, and was re-elected in 2005.

Imre Szekeres gave a speech before the officer corps of the Hungarian Army in honor of receipt of Gripen fighters on 28 January 2008.