Sándor Egeresi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃaːndor ˈɛɡɛrɛʃi]; Serbian: Шандор Егереши, romanizedŠandor Egereši; 25 June 1964 – 5 September 2021[1]) was an ethnic Hungarian politician from Serbia.

Sándor Egeresi
Šandor Egereši
President of the Assembly of Vojvodina
In office
16 July 2008 – 22 June 2012
Preceded byBojan Kostreš
Succeeded byIstván Pásztor
Personal details
Born(1964-06-25)25 June 1964
Bačka Topola, Vojvodina, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Died5 September 2021(2021-09-05) (aged 57)
CitizenshipSerbia
NationalityHungarian
Political partyAlliance of Vojvodina Hungarians

Biography

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Egeresi was born in Bačka Topola, SAP Vojvodina, SFR Yugoslavia. He finished elementary and secondary school in Bačka Topola after which he graduated from the School of Law. During the early 1990s, he was an active participant and organizer of peace movements in Vojvodina (peace concert in Bačka Topola, organization of anti-war petition, parliamentary activities).

He served as The President of the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina from 2008 to 2012. He was elected the President of the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina at the constitutive session held on 16 July 2008. He was a member of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians.

He has been a member of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians since its establishment. During several terms of office, he performed various functions as the party official (the Vice-President, member of the Presidency, member of the Council, President of the Council and President of municipal organization of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM) in Bačka Topola).[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Elhunyt Egeresi Sándor". Magyar Szó (in Hungarian). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Sandor Egeresi new president of the Vojvodina Assembly". Radio Srbija. 16 July 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Decision on declaring Statut of the AP of Vojvodina are to be on the agenda of the Assembly of the AP of Vojvodina, December 14, 2009". Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2010. [dead link]