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Péter Szaló
Research Fellow
⌂ 1111 Budapest, Egry J. u. 1. E.710 ☎ +36 1 463-2310 ✉ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Chief advisor of the Ministry of Interior. Regional planner for 8 years, researcher for 4 years, high level representative of government since the Transition and the socio-economic changes of 1990. Responsible for negotiation before accession and later the implementation of cohesion policy. Teaches regional policy and planning. Married, four children.
Academic qualification
1998 Karl Marx University of Economic Sciences (doctoral degre: The spatial structure and its changes of the Hungarian industry)
1978 Technical University of Budapest, Faculty of Architecture, architect, urban planner.
Further trainings
1996 Reinventing Government, Washington
1994 Cambridge University, Land Use Summer School
Major milestones in career
2014 – chief advisor, Ministry of Interior
2010 – 2014 deputy state secretary for Spatial Planning and Construction, Ministry of Interior
2008 – 2010 state secretary, Ministry of National Development and Economy
2006 – 2008 state secretary, Ministry of Local Governments and Regional Development
2004 – 2006 president, National Development Office (responsible for implementation of cohesion policy in Hungary)
2002 – 2003 vice president, National Office for Regional Development, the Prime Ministers Office
1998 – 2002 deputy state secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development
1991 – 1995 deputy state secretary, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development
1990 – 1991 head of department, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development
1986 – 1990 researcher, Regional Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1978 – 1986 planner, Scientific and Design Institute for City Planning
International projects
1998 – 2002 Member of the Negotiation Team of Hungary responsible for EU Accession (no. 2179/1998. (VII. 22.) Gov. Resolution)
1992 – 2003 Program Authorising Officier (PAO) of 26 Phare program in field of regional development and crossborder cooperation
Awards
2011 L’Ordre de National du Mérite of France
2006 Lampion of Science of Centre for Regional Studies of Hungarian Academy of Science
1994.03.15. Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic
1994.08.20. Order of Szabolcs-Szatmár- Bereg County
Memberships in Scientific Bodies
 2012 – Member of Presidency of Hungarian Society of Urban Planning
 2011 – Member of Presidency of Society for Villages
Office hours
Courses
Regionális politika
Research areas, thesis supervision
Evaluation of spatial socio-economic changes
Institutional changes of regional policy after socio-economic change in Hungary
Implementation of cohesion policy in different programing periods
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