Pál Vastagh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Pál Vastagh

Hungarian politician

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1946

Place of Birth: Nagyszénás, Békés County, Hungary

Profession: lawyer, politician, diplomat, university teacher

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Pál Vastagh (born 23 September 1946) is a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1994 and 1998.
He joined to the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) in 1966.
During the democratic changes in Hungary (1989–1990) he supported the communist rule and the Workers' Militia which Vastagh called the "people's army".
In 1989 he was a founding member of the Hungarian Socialist Party.
He became ambassador to Ottawa, Canada in 2006; as a result of that he resigned from his parliamentarian seat.