Katalin Novák

President of Hungary from 2022 to 2024 · Hungary · On the map · Politicians · Born 1977 · age 49

Katalin Éva Veresné Novák is a Hungarian politician who served as president of Hungary from 2022 to 2024. Elected at the age of 44, she was the first woman and youngest person ever to hold the post.

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2023“What is the point of looking after the Earth if we don’t have children and grandchildren to pass it on to?”In their words19 September 2023Her Excellency Katalin Novák President By United Nations, 19 September 2023, Retrieved 15/2023Read the whole statement

“Knowing your tragic history, it is even more to appreciate how much progress you made lately and it’s also thanks to your leadership and your commitment”In their words16 July 2023RWANDA, HUNGARY EYE MORE COOPERATION IN KEY AREAS, DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE KT PressRead the whole statement

“Hungary is bigger in size, but our population is almost similar.”In their wordsHungary to extend atomic energy tech to Rwanda The New Times (July 16,2023)Read the whole statement

“Your Invitation to women deliver proof for our common commitment to empowering women. I thank you for what I have done in this respect.”In their wordsHungary to extend atomic energy tech to Rwanda The New Times (July 16,2023)Read the whole statement

“If we have no kids, we have no future, and having children is saving the world”In their wordsHungarian president warns of coming ‘demographic ice age’ in BYU speech Deseret News (September 27,2023)Read the whole statement

“We are about to give up on our future”In their wordsHungarian president warns of coming ‘demographic ice age’ in BYU speech Deseret News (September 27,2023)Read the whole statement

Grand Collar of the Order of Prince HenryAward2022Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil)AwardHungarian Order of Saint StephenAward2020Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of PolandAward2019Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1977Born6 September 1977

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Novák with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasília, 20 June 2022

Novák with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Rome, 31 January 2023

Novák with North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski in Skopje, 6 February 2023

Novák with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, 5 November 2023

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Katalin Novák

4 statements, newest first

I wanted to see for myself how much Rwanda has developed in the recent decades and I can see it myself.
16 July 2023 · RWANDA, HUNGARY EYE MORE COOPERATION IN KEY AREAS, DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE KT Press, Own words
Hungary is like a doorway to the European Union and for us Rwanda is also a doorway to the African continent. So, that makes our situation also quite unique.
16 July 2023 · RWANDA, HUNGARY EYE MORE COOPERATION IN KEY AREAS, DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE KT Press, Own words
We spoke about the wars happening in our neighboring countries and of course for us Hungarians, the war in our direct neighborhood in Ukraine, it is very alarming.
2023 · Hungary to extend atomic energy tech to Rwanda The New Times (July 16,2023), Own words

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Awards

Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry2023

Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen2022

Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil)2022

Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland2020

Knight of the Legion of Honour2019

About this person

Prior to her presidency, she had been a member of the National Assembly for Fidesz from 2018 to 2022, during which time she had also served as Minister for Family Affairs in the fourth Orbán government, from 2020 to 2021.

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Hungary