Balázs Rákossy

Place and date of birth:
• Pécs (Hungary), 1971.

Foreign languages spoken:
• English, German, French, Russian 

Professional career:
• 2014-: State Secretary for EU Funds
• 2013-2014: Chief of Staff of the Minister for National Economy, Ministry for National Economy
• 2012-2013: Chief of Staff of the Minister Responsible for Liaison with International Financial Organizations
• 2010-2012: Chief of Staff of the Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Office
• 2008-2010: Chief Legal Officer, MOL Plc
• 2008: Chief Legal Officer, British American Tobacco Hungary
• 2006-2008: Chief Legal Officer for the CEE Region, Pfizer CEE Headquarters, Brussels
• 2004-2006: Chief Legal Officer, Pfizer Hungary Ltd
• 2002-2004: Chief Legal Counsellor, Hungarian Delegation of the European Commission
• 1998-2002: Chief of Staff of Fidesz Parliamentary Group Leader
• 1995-1998: Barrister in Embryo

Qualifications:
• Legal expert in capital markets and banking law, Péter Pázmány Catholic University (2018)
• Master of Laws, Member of the Hungarian Bar Association (1999)
• University of Oxford, University College, Magister Juris (LL.M.) in European and Comparative Law (1997)
• Maastricht University, LL.M. in European and Comparative Law (1996)
• Janus Pannonius University, Pécs (Hungary), Faculty of Law, Juris Doctor (1995)

Social responsibility activities and awards:
• President for Social Relations at PVSK (Pécs Sports Club) (2018-)
• President of Pécs VSK-Veolia 1st Division Men’s Basketball Club (2015-)
• Member of the Club Friends of Baranya County (2016-)
• Zsolnay Award for Contributing to Baranya County Economic Development (2017)