Gyula Hegyi (born 30 April 1951) is a Hungarian politician and a former

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for the

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, part of the

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Biography

Gyula Hegyi was born on 30 April 1951 in

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. He studied at the

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, from where he graduated in 1975. Two years later he finished the school of the Association of Hungarian Journalists (MÚOSZ) in 1975. He worked for the culture and the 'comment' section of the Hungarian newspaper,

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. He published some thousand articles on culture and politics in Hungarian dailies and weeklies and he also wrote nine books: three collections of verses, six collections of essays and other articles. From the time of the change of regime in Hungary until he became MP in the Hungarian Parliament Gyula Hegyi had been the spokesman and the member of the presidency of several Hungarian organisation, such as Demokratikus Charta, Nyilvánosság Klub and

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. He is the member of the Association of Catholic Journalists, the Hungarian Writer's Association, and several environmental movements.

Hegyi and the Hungarian Socialist Party

Hegyi joined the

on 15 March 1995. He was elected to MP three times, in 1994, 1998 and 2002. He was the member of the Human Rights Committee and European Integration Committee in his first term. He was the vice-chairman of the NGO Committee in his second term, and had the same position in the Environmental Committee from 2002. Hegyi represents the left wing of the party.

Hegyi in the European Parliament

Hegyi was elected to the Member of the European Parliament from the list of the Hungarian Socialist Party in June 2004. He became the member of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safe Committee and the substitute member of the Culture and Education Committee. He participates in the work of the West-Balkan Delegation and the vice-chairman of the Macedonian Delegation. As one of the most active Hungarian MEP, he has been the rapporteur or co-rapporteur of some twenty reports of environmental and cultural issues. After his mandate at the European Parliament, he joined the cabinet of European Commissioner

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Relevant Links

Hegyi Gyula's personal web site

Hegyi Gyula's official web site

Hegyi Gyula's Member of European Parliament page
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New Warsaw pact article in Guardian, Sept. 2008.
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