Béla Markó
Béla Markó (born September 8, 1951 in Târgu Secuiesc, Covasna County, Socialist Republic of Romania) is a Romanian politician and writer of Hungarian ethnicity. The former leader of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), he was also the Deputy Premier in the Emil Boc government (which came to power on December 23, 2009); he had also been Minister of State in the Tăriceanu cabinet between 2004 and 2007, in charge of culture, education and research and European integration.
Béla Markó | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 23 December 2009 – 7 May 2012 | |
| President | Traian Băsescu |
| Prime Minister | Emil Boc Cătălin Predoiu (Acting) Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu |
| Preceded by | Vasile Blaga (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Florin Georgescu |
| President of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | |
| In office 1993 – February 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Géza Domokos |
| Succeeded by | Hunor Kelemen |
| Minister of State of Romania | |
| In office 29 December 2004 – 3 July 2007 | |
| President | Traian Băsescu Nicolae Văcăroiu Traian Băsescu |
| Prime Minister | Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1951 Târgu Secuiesc, Romania |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) |
Markó has been a senator since 1990, and was the leader of the UDMR from 1993 to 2011. He competed in the 2004 Romanian presidential election, and ranked fourth with 5.1% of the votes.
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