Dr. Janos Perenyi was born on 14 of September 1949 in Budapest.
EDUCATION:
1969-1972 Uppsala University
Faculty of Philosophy, History, English, French
Bachelor of Art
1973 -1978 Uppsala University Postgraduate Studies Doctor of Philosophy 1979
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1979 -1982 Research Fund of the Swedish National Bank
Research fellow
1982 - 1985 Stockholm University, Faculty of the History of Ideas
University lecturer, Docent, ·1983
Associate professor, 1984
1985 - 1990 Veropa l<G, Vienna ..Austria
Managing director
1990 Ministry of Poreign Affairs of Hungary
Head of Department
1990 - 1992 Embassy of Hungary in Vienna ..Austria
Councillor
1992 - 1 996 Permanent Representation of Hungary to the Council of Europe
Ambassador
1993 - 1996 Chairman of U10 Liaison Committee between the Council of Europe and OECIJ
1996 Ccnftdence Building Measures Programme of the Council of Europe
Project Manager
1997 - 1998 Joint Programme of the Council of Europe and the European Commission for the development and capacity building of local self .. government in Bosnia .. Herzegovina and Ukraine.
Project Manager
199!3 - 2002 Permanent Representation of Hungary to the Council of Europe
Ambassador
19913 -1999 Chairman of the l\Jlinisters Deputies during the Hungarian Chairmanship of the
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
1999 • 2002 Chairman of the Rapporteur Group on Education, Culture, Youth and Sport of the Committee of Ministers
1993 - 2002 Member of the Governing Board of the Council of Europe Development Bank
2002 - 2003 Special Advisor to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe in the cultural field
2003 - 2004 Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary
Department for the CJS Countries
2004 - 2005 Senior Advisor in the Minist1y of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Department for the Western Balkans
2005 Crans Montana Forum, Monaco
Director General for lnternatlonal Relations.
2008 - 2009 National Coordinator for the Alliance of Civilisations in the Mlnlst1y of Foreign
Affairs of Hungary, Department for International Organisations.
2009 - 2011 Councillor at the Hungarian Embassy in Paris
2011-2014 Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morroco
2003 President of the Association of Castles of North-Eastern l-lungaiy
LANGUAGES:
Hungarian, English, French, German, Swedish
