József Pálinkás, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

József Pálinkás

Hungarian atomic physicist and politician

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1952

Place of Birth: Galvács, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary

Profession: politician, lecturer, nuclear physicist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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 the 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.