Csilla Hegedüs

Csilla Hegedüs (born 9 September 1967) is a Romanian politician and member of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) who served as Minister of Culture and Deputy Prime Minister in the Victor Ponta cabinet from November to December 2014. She was also State Secretary within the same ministry from March to November 2014.

The native form of this personal name is Hegedüs Csilla. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Csilla Hegedüs
Hegedüs in 2015 while serving as Culture Minister (photo by László Horváth)
Deputy Prime Minister of Romania
In office
24 November 2014 – 13 December 2014
PresidentTraian Băsescu
Prime MinisterVictor Ponta
Preceded byHunor Kelemen
Succeeded byIonuț Vulpescu
Minister of Culture
In office
24 November 2014 – 13 December 2014
PresidentTraian Băsescu
Prime MinisterVictor Ponta
Preceded byHunor Kelemen
Succeeded byVasile Dîncu
Personal details
Born (1967-09-09) 9 September 1967
Cluj, Romania
Websitehegeduscsilla.ro

In 1997, Hegedüs graduated with an economics degree from Babeș-Bolyai University; she had undertaken studies in tourism and business management at Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University. She also has a degree in adult education from the University of Pécs, which she attained in 2009. From 1997 to March 2014, she headed the Transylvania Trust Foundation, meant to preserve buildings in Transylvania. Subsequently, she became a state secretary at the Culture Ministry in March 2014,[1] and was promoted to minister that November.[2] She left her cabinet positions the following month when her party quit the government.[3]

Notes
  1. (in Romanian) Curriculum vitae at the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania site
  2. (in Romanian) Cristian Fierbinţeanu, "Băsescu a semnat numirile lui Mihnea Motoc şi Hegedüs Csilla la Externe şi Cultură", Mediafax, November 18, 2014
  3. (in Romanian) "Scurtul mandat la Ministerul Culturii al Csillei Hegedus", Gândul, December 14, 2014
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