Background
GONCZ, Arpad was born on February 10, 1922 in Budapest, Hungary. Parents: Lajos Góncz and Ilona Góncz (née Heimann).
President of the Republic of Hungary
GONCZ, Arpad was born on February 10, 1922 in Budapest, Hungary. Parents: Lajos Góncz and Ilona Góncz (née Heimann).
Pázmány Péter University, Budapest, Doctor, law, 19381944. University of Agricultural Sciences, Godóllo, agricultural engineering, 1952-1956. Spoken languages: Hungarian, English.
Member. Independent Smallholder's Party, 1944-1948. Member, AFD, 1988-1990. Speaker of the National Assembly, since 1990, Pres, of the Republic of Hungary, since 1990.
Lawyer, National Land Office, 1942- 1945. Lawyer. Land Credit Bank, 1945-1948. Editor, Nemzedék, 1947- 1948.
Welder and pipefitter, 1948-1951. Agro-technician and soil conservationist, 1951-1956. Translator and soil conservationist, 19631965.
Writer and literary translator, 1963-1990.
Roman Catholic.
Member executive committee Association of Free Democrats, Budapest, 1988-1990. Vice president Committee for History Justice, Budapest, since 1986. Executive president League for Human Rights Budapest chapter, 1989-1990.
Member Union of Writers (president 1988-1989), Association Hungarian Writers (president 1989-1990), Hungarian Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Club (vice president 1989-1994, honorary president since 1994).
Married Zsuzsanna Maria Gonter, January 11, 1947. Children: Kinga, Benedek, Annamaria, Daniel.