Novák to be Appointed Minister without Portfolio for Family Affairs

MTI-Hungary Today 2020.09.13.

Katalin Novák, the state secretary for family and youth affairs, will be appointed minister without portfolio for family affairs, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with public news channel M1 on Saturday.

Novák: Hungarian Govt Spends More on Families than Any Other Country in Europe

The Hungarian government spends around 5 percent of GDP on families, more than any other European country, a government official said at a Mexican family conference held online on Thursday. Its spending now is two-and-a-half times more than what was budgeted for families in 2010, Katalin Novák, the state secretary for family and youth affairs […]Continue reading

The government is creating the position in order to devote close attention to and to improve the living standards of families, Orbán said, adding that Novák will take up the post on Oct. 1.

In the featured photo: Katalin Novák. Photo by Zoltán Balogh/MTI