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Pál Schmitt

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Pál Schmitt (Hungarian: [ˈpaːl ˈʃmitt]; born 13 May 1942) is a Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician who served as President of Hungary from 2010 until his resignation in 2012, following his academic misconduct controversy. Schmitt was a successful fencer in his youth, winning two gold medals at the Summer Olympics. Later, he served as an ambassador during the 1990s and was a Vice-President of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2010. After briefly serving as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary in 2010, Schmitt was elected President of Hungary in a 263 to 59 vote in the National Assembly. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pál Schmitt is the 3,782nd most popular politician (down from 3,632nd in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 107th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Hungarian Politician.

Pál Schmitt was the president of Hungary from 2007 to 2010. He is most famous for being the first president to be impeached in Hungary.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pál Schmitt ranks 3,782 out of 19,576. Before him are Salva Kiir Mayardit, Cao Fang, Prince Augustus William of Prussia, Hystaspes, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, and Josef Terboven. After him are Coenus of Macedon, John F. Kelly, Juan Manuel de Rosas, Julius Schreck, Rauf Denktaş, and Bruno Kreisky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Pál Schmitt ranks 90. Before him are Michael Crichton, Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Vicente Fox, László Sólyom, Maurizio Pollini, and René Angélil. After him are Caetano Veloso, Věra Čáslavská, John Clauser, Gilberto Gil, Jean-Claude Trichet, and Giuseppe Bertello.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Pál Schmitt ranks 117 out of 1,077. Before him are Taksony of Hungary (931), Ján Kollár (1793), Emma Orczy (1865), Cornel Wilde (1912), Zoltán of Hungary (896), and Margaret Mahler (1897). After him are József Bozsik (1925), Judit Polgár (1976), István Szabó (1938), Mihály Károlyi (1875), János Áder (1959), and Aurel Stein (1862).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Pál Schmitt ranks 42. Before him are Samuel Aba (990), Pál Teleki (1879), Stephen IV of Hungary (1133), László Sólyom (1942), Taksony of Hungary (931), and Zoltán of Hungary (896). After him are Mihály Károlyi (1875), János Áder (1959), István Tisza (1861), Döme Sztójay (1883), George II Rákóczi (1621), and Gyula Horn (1932).

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