Biographical data of candidates to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities
Name and first name: László Gábor LOVÁSZY
Date and place of birth: 11.04.1973, Budapest, Hungary
Working languages: English, Hungarian (fluent), international sign language, German
(basic)
Current position/function:
2009Adviser to Ádám KÓSA, member of the European Parliament (acting
president of the Disability Intergroup of European Parliament), Brussels
2005Guest lecturer, Bárczi Gusztáv College of Special Education, Eötvös
Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest
Main professional activities:
2008-2009
Financial controller/lawyer Ministry of National Development and
Economy, Budapest
2005-2008
Civil servant, Social Inclusion Unit, Ministry of Social Affairs and
Labour, Budapest
2005
National expert, European Commission, DG Research, Brussels
2003-2005
Representative of Hungary in the Committee on Rehabilitation and
Integration of People with Disabilities (CD-P-RR) of the Council of
Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg,
2001-2005
Civil servant Disability Unit, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour,
Budapest
Educational background:
2009
Lawyer professional state exam, Ministry of Justice and Law
Enforcement, Budapest
2001-2007
Ph.D, University of Szeged, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences,
Szeged, summa cum lade
2004
Diploma of European Affairs, Ecole Nationale d’Administration (France)
in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Budapest
2002-2003
Diploma of ESL-program, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München
1995-2000
M.Sc. Law, University of Szeged, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences,
Szeged
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned:
2011
Draftsperson of Ádám Kósa MEP to the report on mobility and inclusion
of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 20102020
2009-2011
Member of the Board of the National Association of the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing, Budapest, Hungary
2009
Professional and official proofreader to the Hungarian edition of Human
rights - YES! - Action and Advocacy on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities
2007-2008
2005-2008
1996-2001
Research:
2009
2009
2008
2007
2005
Lecturer, Disability Studies, INFONIA Foundation in cooperation with
the National Institution of Family and Social Policies and the Department
of Measurement and Information Systems, Faculty of Electrical
Engineering and Informatics (VIK), Budapest University of Technology
and Economics (BME)
Representative of the monitoring committees of Operative Programs
(Human Resources and Transport) of the EU structural funds regarding
social cohesion and inclusion
Member of the Youth Committee, the National Association of the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing, Budapest
From Brussels to Budapest – on the implementation of EU legislation in
Hungary (in cooperation with Erzsébet Földesi, vice president of
European Disability Forum and Lajos Hegedűs, president of MEOSZ
Legislation and administration of disability and rehabilitation policies in
the EU and Hungary, University ELTE, Budapest (in cooperation with
Professor György Könczei)
Evaluation and criticism of UN Convention of the persons with
disabilities in the point of view of rights to sign language (study of the
Hungarian National Disability Council, Buda-pest) with Ádám Kósa,
president of the National Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Disability studies (equal opportunities of people with disabilities; the
evaluation of anti-discrimination legislation in the US and Europe;
solutions, models and regulations of vocational rehabilitation and
supported employment; history of disability movement);
The status of sign languages in Europe, Nina Timmermans (ed.), as a
national representative in the Committee on the Rehabilitation and
Integration of People with disabilities (CD-P-RR)
List of most recent publications in the field:
Author of about 30 publications, papers, studies and a university textbook on disability. The
latest one was published as a university textbook in 2009 on Legislation and administration of
disability and rehabilitation policies in the EU and Hungary (ELTE University, Budapest) in
cooperation with Professor György Könczei within the framework of Disability Studies in
Hungary. A number of studies and papers have been published in the professional reviews
Hungarian Labour Law (Munkaügyi Szemle), Economics and Law (Gazdaság és Jog) and EU
Law (Európai Jog).
Formal support of the Hungarian NGOs for the candidate:
On 4 April 2012, the candidate for CRPD was supported unanimously by the largest disability NGOs in Hungary during an
official hearing with NGOs in the Ministry of National Resources, Budapest. The next NGOs, who are also members of the
Hungarian National Disability Council (OFT), the National Council of Disabled Persons' Organizations (FESZT) and the
Hungarian Disability Caucus to the CRPD expressed formally their support for the candidate: Hungarian Association for
Persons with Intellectual Disability (ÉFOÉSZ), Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SINOSZ), National
Federation of Disabled Persons’ Association (MEOSZ), Hungarian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted
(MVGYOSZ). The following NGOs also supported the candidate: National Autism Association (AOSZ), National Alliance
of Protected Organizations (VSZOSZ), Hungarian Sport Federation for People with Special Needs (FONESZ), Foundation
BLISS, CÉHálózat, Foundation Motiváció and Ability Park.