László Sólyom

László Sólyom
László Sólyom
3rd President of Hungary
	In office; 5 August 2005 – 5 August 2010
Prime Minister	Ferenc Gyurcsány; Gordon Bajnai; Viktor Orbán
Preceded by	Ferenc Mádl
Succeeded by	Pál Schmitt
1st Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Hungary
	In office; 1 August 1990 – 24 November 1998
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	János Németh
Personal details
Born	Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary
Political party	Independent (1989–present)
Other political; affiliations	Hungarian Democratic Forum (1987–1989)
Spouse(s)	Erzsébet Sólyom; (m. 1966; died 2015)
Children	Benedek ; Beáta
Alma mater	University of Pécs

László Sólyom (Hungarian: Sólyom László, pronounced [ˈʃoːjom ˈlaːsloː]; born 3 January 1942–8 October 2023) is a Hungarian politician, lawyer, and librarian. He was the President of Hungary from 2005 until 2010.[1]

Death

Sólyom died of cancer on 8 October 2023, at the age of 81, in Budapest.[2]

References

'Kein Ende in Sicht,' Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine in Budapester Zeitung, September 2009
Risen, Clay (12 October 2023). "Laszlo Solyom, a Transitional President of Hungary, Dies at 81". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-25.

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[1] 'Kein Ende in Sicht,' Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine in Budapester Zeitung, September 2009

[2] Risen, Clay (12 October 2023). "Laszlo Solyom, a Transitional President of Hungary, Dies at 81". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-25.