Zsigmond Járai

Hungarian politician

Zsigmond Járai

Minister of Finance of Hungary
In office 8 July 1998 – 31 December 2000
Preceded by	Péter Medgyessy
Succeeded by	Mihály Varga

Personal details
Born	(1951-12-29) 29 December 1951 (age 72) Biharkeresztes, People's Republic of Hungary
Political party	Independent
Profession	politician, economist

Zsigmond Járai (born 29 December 1951) is a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance between 1998 and 2000. He was the President of the Budapest Stock Exchange between 1996 and 1998. After his ministership he was appointed President of the Hungarian National Bank. Járai was succeeded by András Simor in 2007.

Career

Járai was chairman of the supervisory board of CIG Pannónia Eletbiztosító Nyrt until he resigned from the position in 2013.^[1] He has also been chairman of the supervisory board of the Hungarian National Bank since 2010.^[2] In March 2022 Járai was elected as a member of the supervisory board of the MKB Bank.^[3]^[4]

Interviews

Zsigmond Járai: We need to improve competitiveness
Zsigmond Járai: Will there ever be a Hungarian euro?
Wall Street Journal: Zsigmond Járai, Hungary Fiscal Council

Honours

Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire^[5]

References

^ MTI (26 September 2013). "Járai lemondott a CIG FB-elnökségéről". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "MOLGroup". molgroupcareers.info (in Hungarian). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Felügyelőbizottsági tag lett az MKB Banknál Járai Zsigmond, Nagy Andor és Vaszily Miklós is". Portfolio.hu (in Hungarian). 5 April 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (23 March 2022). "Vaszily Miklós és Járai Zsigmond is beülhet a Bankholding felügyelőbizottságába". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Honorary Knighthoods Awarded 1997-2006".

Életrajz a vokscentrum.hu portálon
Járai: a miniszterelnök behúzott a csőbe – interjú az Inforádiónak
Járai Zsigmond, a GKI és a számok

Political offices
Preceded by Péter Medgyessy	Minister of Finance 1998–2000	Succeeded by Mihály Varga
Preceded by György Surányi	Governor of the Hungarian National Bank 2001–2007	Succeeded by András Simor

Ministers of Finance of Hungary (since 1848)

Transition period

Transition period

v t e Governors of the Hungarian National Bank since 1924
Regency	Sándor Popovics (1924–1935) Béla Imrédy (1935–1938) Lipót Baranyai (1938–1943) Gyula Pósch (1943–1944)
Transition period	László Temesváry (Oct–Dec 1944) Imre Oltványi (Apr–Aug 1945) Artúr Kárász (Aug–Nov 1945) Imre Oltványi (1945–1946) Jenő Csejkey (1946–1949)
Communist Hungary	Ferenc Jeszenszky (1949–1952) János Vörös (1952–1955) László Háy (Apr–Nov 1956) Dénes Szántó (1956–1960) Béla Sulyok (1960–1961) Andor László (1961–1975) Mátyás Tímár (1975–1988) Ferenc Bartha (1988–1990)
Hungary	György Surányi (1990–1991) Péter Ákos Bod (1991–1994) György Surányi (1995–2001) Zsigmond Járai (2001–2007) András Simor (2007–2013) György Matolcsy (2013–present)