József Pálinkás

József Pálinkás
Pálinkás in 2017
Minister of Education of Hungary
In office
16 July 2001  27 May 2002
Preceded byZoltán Pokorni
Succeeded byBálint Magyar
Personal details
Born (1952-09-18) 18 September 1952
Galvács, Hungary
Political partyMDF (1991–1996)
MDNP (1996–1998)
Fidesz (1999–2008)
ÚVNP (2020–2022)
Children3
ProfessionAtomic physicist, politician

József Pálinkás (born 18 September 1952) is a Hungarian atomic physicist and politician who served as Minister of Education between 2001 and 2002. He was President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 2008 to 2014.