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Hungarian president János Áder was born in the small town Csorna and is a qualified lawyer. His first step into politics was as a law expert of the liberal-democratic party Fidesz. He has previously been the Speaker of the National Assembly. The father of four is married to a judge.
Born into an affluent Hungarian aristocratic family, Mihály Károlyi was, however, often ridiculed in childhood due to his cleft lip and speech difficulty, later cured by surgery. He grew up to be Hungary’s prime minister and, later, its first president, too. He was exiled in his later years.
The first democratic president of Hungary, Arpad Goncz had been part of the anti-Nazi resistance and also the anti-Soviet Hungarian Revolution of 1956, and was jailed for the latter. A father figure in Hungary, he earned the nickname Uncle Arpi. Post-retirement, he devoted himself to charitable causes.
Pál Schmitt hasn’t just served Hungary as its president, but has also won 2 Olympic gold medals as a fencer. He was also a member of the IOC and has been the Magyar Olympic Committee’s general secretary. Additionally, he has served his country as its ambassador to Spain, Switzerland, and Andorra.
Zoltán Tildy, who started off as an Independent Smallholders' Party leader, soon rose to lead Hungary as its prime minister and then as its president. Initially trained as a Protestant minister, he had also been a pastor and a high-school teacher before venturing into politics.
A qualified lawyer, László Sólyom initially had a promising career as an academic and taught law at various institutes. Apart from serving as the president of Hungary, he has also been the president of the Constitutional Court. Data privacy and ban on capital punishment have been two of his major agendas.
