Péter PACZOLAY

1956:             Born in Budapest (Hungary)

1980:             Graduation Dr. jur. Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

1983-1999:     Research Assistant and Lecturer, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest,                 Department of  Legal Theory

1998:             PhD in Law; Associate Professor, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Political Science Department

1990-1996:     Chief Counsellor to the President of the Constitutional Court

1991-1992:     Research scholar, Woodrow Wilson Centre, Washington DC

1992-present: Head of the Political Science Department, University of Szeged

1994-1998:     Vice-Dean of the Law School, University of Szeged

1996-2000:     Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court

1999:              Habilitation for Political Science, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

2000-present:  Full Professor of Law and Political Science, University of Szeged, and Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

2000 to 2005:  Deputy Head of the Office of the President of the Republic

2002:              Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Salzburg)

2005 to 2006:  Head of the Office of the President of the Republic

2006:              Judge, Constitutional Court of Hungary

2007:              Vice-President, Constitutional Court