László Iván
Hungarian physician, politician (1933-2020)
Prof. László Iván (9 May 1933 – 16 January 2020) was a Hungarian psychiatrist, neurologist, geriatrician, academic and politician who was a member of the National Assembly (MP) from Fidesz Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Regional List from 2010 to 2014. He was also Member of Parliament from Fidesz National List between 2006 and 2010.
Career
Iván attended to the Cistercian Saint Emeric Secondary School from 1943 to 1951. From 1951 to 1957, he attended and then graduated with summa cum laude from the Budapest Medical Science University. His medical qualifications are the following: psychiatrist (1961); judicial psychiatric expert (1969); geriatrist (2000); candidate for medical sciences (1980); PhD (1995).
He began his career in the Clinic of Neurology and Psychiatry of Semmelweis University in 1957. He worked in the Center of Gerontology from 1982 to 1998. He worked in the Kútvölgyi Clinic of Semmelweis University. He was a university professor since 1993, head of institute from 1993 to 1998, and a lecturer and head of a specialised ambulant treatment.
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