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Pál Schmitt
4th President of Hungary
In office 6 August 2010 – 2 April 2012
Prime Minister	Viktor Orbán
Preceded by	László Sólyom
Succeeded by	László Kövér (Acting) János Áder
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office 14 May 2010 – 5 August 2010
Preceded by	Béla Katona
Succeeded by	László Kövér
Vice President of the European Parliament
In office 14 July 2009 – 13 May 2010
Member of the National Assembly
In office 14 May 2010 – 5 August 2010
Personal details
Born	(1942-05-13) 13 May 1942 (age 82) Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Political party	Fidesz
Spouse(s)	Katalin Makray
Children	Gréta Petra Alexa
Signature

Olympic medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Hungary
	1968 Mexico City	Team Épée
	1972 Munich	Team Épée

Pál Schmitt (Hungarian: [ˈpaːl ˈʃmitt]; born 13 May 1942) is a Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician. He was President of Hungary from 2010 to 2012.

Schmitt was a fencer and won two gold medals at the Summer Olympics. Schmitt was elected as President of Hungary in a 263 to 59 vote in the Parliament of Hungary in 2010. He was sworn in as President on 6 August 2010.^[1]

On 2 April 2012, Schmitt announced to the Hungarian Parliament his resignation as President, following the outbreak of a controversy surrounding his 1992 doctoral dissertation.

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