Katalin Lévai

Katalin Lévai

Katalin Lévai (born 22 May 1954, Budapest) is a former MEP from the Hungarian Socialist Party (2004-2009), and was a member of the Steering Committee of European Friends of Israel.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-Chair:

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs

Member:

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament

21.07.2004 / 21.07.2004 : Committee on Legal Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Legal Affairs

Substitute:

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Israel

19.01.2006 / 14.02.2007 : Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Israel

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Foreign Trade College (1976).
• Eötvös Loránd University (1988).
• Doctorate (1994).
• Candidate's degree (1994).
• University teacher (since 1994).
• Researcher, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1987-1990).
• Editor in chief, 'Esély' periodical (1989-2003).
• Director, Esély Family Assistance Centre (1990-1994).
• Head, Social Policy Department, Kossuth Lajos University (1991-1996).
• Visiting teacher at Swedish, Czech, German, Belgian, American, Danish and Italian universities (1992-2001).
• Director-general, Ministry of Employment (2002-2003).
• Has published 15 books, mainly about social policy and equal opportunities.
• Minister (2003-2004).

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Website:

http://www.levaikatalin.hu

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Katalin Lévai, accessed 23 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Katalin Lévai, accessed 30 November 2010.