Csaba Lantos will head the new energy ministry from December 1, while the technology and industry ministry will cease to exist with the resignation of László Palkovics, Gergely Gulyás announced.
The government will create an independent energy ministry, Gergely Gulyás announced on Monday. The head of the Prime Minister's Office said that the new portfolio will be headed by Csaba Lantos At the same time, the Ministry of Technology and Industry (TIM) will be abolished, and its tasks will be distributed among other ministries. In response to a question, Gergely Gulyás hinted that László Palkovics, the recently resigned head of TIM, will continue to help the government's work in some form. However, he did not reveal any details, only stating that, in addition to higher education, he plays an important role in defense and vehicle industry innovation. He also mentioned that if László Palkovics had stayed, the energy ministry would have been created alongside TIM.
Csaba Lantos (previous recording) Photo: István Bielik – Origo
According to the head of the prime minister's office, the new ministry, which takes over most of the powers of the energy agency, is absolutely necessary in the current crisis-stricken period. The mandate of László Palkovics ends today, the new ministry will start operating on December 1, so the competent committees of the Parliament will hear Csaba Lantos in the next few days. From TIM, industrial affairs will be transferred to Minister of Economic Development Márton Nagy, higher education to Minister of Culture and Innovation János Csák, and transport to Minister of Construction and Investment János Lázár. Paks will remain at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Gergely Gulyás when asked by Origo.
Source: Magyar Hírlap
Photo: Tamás Kovács
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Due to the creation of the new energy ministry, with the resignation of Minister László Palkovics, the Ministry of Technology and Industry will cease to exist, thereby ending my previous duties as Secretary of State for Transport - wrote Dávid Vitézy on his Facebook page on Monday
He said that, according to the new division of governmental tasks, the supervision of the specialized field of transport will be transferred to the ministry of János Lázár.
In his post, Dávid Vitézy thanked László Palkovics and the government "for the honorable invitation and the joint work", and then wrote: "I believe that in the past six months we have been able to make a step forward in the right direction in many major matters of domestic public transport and railways".
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