Ferenc Zsolt Szabó (born 24 November 1961) is a Dutch politician, who served as a member of the House of Representatives for the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Zsolt Szabó | |
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 Szabó in 2005 | |
| State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Dick Schoof |
| Minister | Judith Uitermark |
| Preceded by | Alexandra van Huffelen |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 3 June 2003 – 30 November 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ferenc Zsolt Szabó 24 November 1961 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Political party | PVV (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | VVD (1986–2024) |
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Career
editHe was a member of the House of Representatives from 3 June 2003 to 30 November 2006. He was the VVD's spokesperson for ICT and development cooperation, and second spokesperson for foreign affairs. During this period, Szabó was of the opinion that the Netherlands, "partly under pressure from international legislation", would soon see the introduction of the electronic signature and identity cards with biometric features (fingerprint and iris scan). In early June 2004, he asked State Secretary Medy van der Laan for an explanation about the use of open source software in the department, because Szabó wanted to prevent "OSS fetishism" in the government.[1]
He later served as vice president of IT consulting firm Capgemini. Simultaneously, he was chairman of the foundation that manages the Dutch do not call list, and he was vice chairman of ECP, an information society think tank.[2]
He was nominated to serve as State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation on behalf of the Party for Freedom in the new Schoof cabinet, and he simultaneously ended his membership of the VVD.[2][3]
Personal life
editBoth parents of Szabó are Hungarian. Upon his selection as state secretary, he clarified that he did not possess the Hungarian nationality.[3]
References
edit- ^ Staten-Generaal, Tweede Kamer der (23 June 2004). "Informatie- en communicatietechnologie (ICT) in het onderwijs; Verslag algemeen overleg van 3 juni 2004 over o.m. internetvoorziening onderwijs en afrondingsovereenkomst nl.tree/KPN". zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Digitaliseringsexpert en VVD'er Zsolt Szabó staatssecretaris voor de PVV" [Digitalisation expert and VVD member Zsol Szabó state secretary for the PVV]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b Klaassen, Niels (19 June 2024). "PVV-staatssecretaris Szabó checkte maandag nog welke nationaliteit hij heeft: 'Ik ben Nederlander'" [PVV State Secretary Szabó checked his nationality this Monday: 'I am Dutch']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2024.