Mária Kállai (born in

Szolnok Szolnok (; also known by #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian ...

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on 5 December 1957) is a Hungarian public education leader, lecturer and politician. She is a member of National Assembly of Hungary (''Országgyűlés)'' since 8 May 2018. She is a member of

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Early life and career

She attended Ferenc Verseghy High School in

and finished in 1976. In 1980, she graduated from the

Eszterházy Károly Catholic University The Eszterházy Károly Catholic University was founded in 1774 in Eger. In 1989 it was renamed after its founder Bishop Károly Eszterházy. As of 1 August 2021, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger became the owner of university. Number of ...

. In 1988, she graduated as a lecturer in

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

at the Faculty of Arts in

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. In 1999, she graduated from

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with a degree in public education. She obtained his PhD degree in

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in 2002 in the field of education research and sports sciences. Between 12 October 1980, she worked for the Szandaszőlős Primary School where she served as the teacher and was promoted to deputy principal. She taught at the

Kodolányi János University Kodolányi János University (Hungarian: ''Kodolányi János Egyetem'' or KJU) is a Private university, private higher education institution in Hungary with its main campus in Budapest. It has regional campuses in Székesfehérvár and Orosháza. ...

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as an associate professor. Between 2006 and 2012 she was the Deputy Mayor of

. On 1 October 2012 she became a government representative of the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County government office. In 2018 during the general elections of Hungary, she was elected member of parliament in the

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. She has been the Vice Chairman of the Cultural Committee. Since 25 June 2018 she has been the chairman of the subcommittee on the implementation, social and economic impact of deregulation and deregulation processes of the Committee on Culture.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kállai, Mária Living people 1957 births People from Szolnok Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2018–2022) Women members of the National Assembly of Hungary Fidesz politicians