“If there is no child, there will be no future,”
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Katalin Novák
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. 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…
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politics · President of Hungary from 2022 to 2024 · politician · economist · jurist · also Katalin Novák, Katalin Éva Novák, Veresné Novák Katalin Éva, Katalin Éva Veresné Novák, Novák
Born 6 September 1977 · Q21995345
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2026· 10 entries
“Earnest, open talks’, ‘in a lot more informal terms.”
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“There is not a single country in Europe with a high enough birth rate to maintain its population, let alone increase it.”
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“What is the point of looking after the Earth if we don’t have children and grandchildren to pass it on to?”
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“We know how precious freedom is and how painful it is to be deprived of it.”
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“the rejection of any kind of oppression has become an instinct in us,”
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“We are for the victims and against further escalation,”
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“Hungarian fathers and sons living in Ukraine are also giving their lives in the trenches,”
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“I have seen the suffering that families go through. I have seen what they experience when peace is broken. I have met Ukrainian and Hungarian people who have lost family members. I have met Ukrainian children for whom a kindergarten was set up with the help and support of Hungary; children from whom the war is depriving a happy childhood,”
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“when at least one side sees the time for negotiations as having come,”
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2024· 2 entries
India TV: Hungarian President Katalin Novák resigns over child sexual abuse pardon scandal
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al.com: Hungarian President Katalin Novák resigns over pardon to man convicted in child sexual abuse case
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2023· 8 entries
Yahoo: Hungarian President Katalin Novák arrives in Zakarpattia
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Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (2023).
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“She state can help reduce the financial barriers to starting a family and ensure that those who have children are not disadvantaged compared to those who did not want to start a family.”
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“This is a bi-annual event held in Budapest for the fifth time, and that while its main focus is ‘what is happening to Hungarians in Hungary, in the Carpathian Basin, and in the diaspora.”
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“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. We are bigger in size but our population is almost similar,”
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“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,”
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And had countersigned the pardon, also resigned as a member of parliament and withdrew her candidacy for member of the European Parliament in the 2024 election
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“I wanted to see for myself how much Rwanda has developed in the recent decades and I can see it myself. I had the privilege and the chance to meet Rwanda people, to meet Rwanda communities and to experience personally, how far you got from where you started,”
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2022· 4 entries
The Jerusalem Post Blogs: Hungarian president Katalin Novák visits historic Mád synagogue
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Awarded Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen (2022).
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Awarded Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil) (2022).
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Career landmark: President of Hungary (2022–2024).
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2021· 1 entry
“At the Eucharistic Congress in 2021, and during his three-day apostolic visit this April, Pope Francis’ presence had such an appeal that it reached the hearts of even those who are not practicing believers.”
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2020· 4 entries
Awarded Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2020).
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Career landmark: Minister without Portfolio for Family Affairs (2020–2021).
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To strengthen the ban on adoption by same-sex couples by stating that "the mother is a woman, the father is a man"
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Argues that "women must not always compete with men", or "constantly compare themselves with men by having a similar position and salary to them"
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2019· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2019).
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2018· 2 entries
Career landmark: secretary of state (2018–2020).
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Career landmark: member of the National Assembly of Hungary (2018–2022).
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2014· 2 entries
Career landmark: secretary of state (2014–2018).
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Became State Secretary for Family and Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Human Capacities, eventually becoming Minister of Family Affairs in October 2020
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2010· 1 entry
Published “A review of the features and analyses of the solid electrolyte interphase in Li-ion batteries” in Electrochimica Acta — cited 2,755 times.
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2006· 1 entry
Published “Demonstrating Oxygen Loss and Associated Structural Reorganization in the Lithium Battery Cathode Li[Ni <sub>0.2</sub> Li <sub>0.2</sub> Mn <sub>0.6</sub> ]O <sub>2</sub>” in Journal of the American Chemical Society — cited 2,352 times.
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2005· 1 entry
Published “Ageing mechanisms in lithium-ion batteries” in Journal of Power Sources — cited 3,625 times.
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2004· 1 entry
Studied at University of Szeged (1999–2004).
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2001· 2 entries
Specializing in European Union and European matters
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Studied at Corvinus University of Budapest, Master of Science (1996–2001).
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1996· 2 entries
Novák studied economics at the Corvinus University of Budapest and law at the University of Szeged
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Studied at SZTE Gyakorló Gimnázium és Általános Iskola (1996).
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1977· 2 entries
Born 1977-09-06.
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“We know the feeling of vulnerability. We know what it’s like to live divided and what suffering wars cause.”
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