Katalin Szili

Katalin Szili
Szili in 2009
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
15 May 2002 – 14 September 2009
Preceded byJános Áder
Succeeded byBéla Katona
Member of the National Assembly
In office
28 June 1994 – 5 May 2014
Personal details
Born (1956-05-13) 13 May 1956
Barcs, Hungary
Political partyKDNP (2023–present)
Children2
Profession

Katalin Szili (born 13 May 1956) is a Hungarian politician and judge. She was a member of the National Assembly from 1994 until 2014. She was later Speaker of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2009. She was a long-time member of the left-wing Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), however later on in her career, she became a supporter of the right-wing Fidesz government.[1]

At the age of twelve, Szili lost her left hand because of an accident, when a grenade exploded in her hand.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Biography". Országgyűlés.
  2. ↑ "Gránát írta át Szili Katalin életét". Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.