Laszlo Andor, Hungary’s EC Commissioner designate, will get the employment and social affairs post, it was announced in Brussels on Friday.
An economist by profession, Andor, 43, has been a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development board, representing Hungary, since 2005. He was a member of the economic policy advisory board to former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany from 2004.
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