András Balogh

András Balogh
András Balogh, November 2014.
Hungarian Ambassador to Thailand
In office
2005 – 20 December 2010
Preceded by János Vándor
Succeeded by Dénes Tomaj
Personal details
Born (1944-03-06) March 6, 1944
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Political party MSZP
Profession diplomat, historian

András Balogh (born 6 March 1944 in Budapest) is a Hungarian historian and diplomat, a former ambassador to Thailand. His party, the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) nominated him to the position of President of Hungary in 2010. During a parliamental election the Fidesz-Christian Democratic People's Party's candidate Pál Schmitt was elected by an overwhelming majority.

Publications

  • Társadalom és politika a gyarmati Indiában (1979)
  • A gyarmati rendszer története 1870–1955 (1980)
  • A Political History of National Liberation Movement in Asia and Africa 1914–1985 (1988)
  • Nemzet és történelem Indiában (1988)
  • A nemzeti kisebbség és a nemzetközi biztonság (1994)
  • A magyar külpolitika prioritásai (1996)
  • Integráció és nemzeti érdek (1998)
  • Világpolitikai átrendeződés szeptember 11-e után (2001)
  • Nemzet és nacionalizmus (co-author, 2002)
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
József Oláh		 Hungarian Ambassador to India
1988–1992		 Succeeded by
László Várkonyi
Preceded by
János Vándor		 Hungarian Ambassador to Thailand
2005–2010		 Succeeded by
Dénes Tomaj


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