József Pálinkás | |
Order: | Minister of Education of Hungary |
Term Start: | 16 July 2001 |
Term End: | 27 May 2002 |
Predecessor: | Zoltán Pokorni |
Successor: | Bálint Magyar |
Birth Date: | 1952 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Galvács, Hungary |
Children: | 3 |
Profession: | Atomic physicist, politician |
Party: | MDF (1991–1996) MDNP (1996–1998) Fidesz (1999–2008) ÚVNP (2020–2022) |
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.
Thereafter Pálinkás functioned as Government Commissioner responsible for the creation of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) from 12 June to 31 December 2014. Following that he was President of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office between 1 January 2015 and 30 June 2018.