József Kasza (Serbian Cyrillic: Јожеф Каса, romanizedJožef Kasa, 6 February 1945 – 3 February 2016) was a Serbian politician, economist, and banker. An ethnic Hungarian, he led the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians from 1995 to 2007.[1]

József Kasza
Јожеф Каса
Kasza c. 1990s
Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
In office
25 January 2001 – 3 March 2004
Prime MinisterZoran Đinđić
Zoran Živković
Personal details
Born(1945-02-06)6 February 1945
Subotica, Serbia, DF Yugoslavia
Died3 February 2016(2016-02-03) (aged 70)
Subotica, Serbia
CitizenshipSerbian
NationalityHungarian
Political partyAlliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (1995–2010)
SpouseIldikó Árpási
ChildrenKinga
Csongor
Miksa
Parent(s)Sándor Kasza
Erzsébet Pásztás

He was the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia in the Governments of Zoran Đinđić and Zoran Živković, and the chairman of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians from 1995 to 2007. Kasza was then an honorary president of the party until the title was revoked because of various disagreements on internal issues.[2]

Personal life

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His parents were Sándor Kasza and Erzsébet Pásztás. He was married. His wife was Ildikó Árpási. They had three children - a daughter, Kinga and two sons, Csongor and Miksa.[3]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.origo.hu/nagyvilag/20160203-meghalt-kasza-jozsef.htm[dead link]
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Ki Kicsoda? - Vajdasági Magyar Művelődési Intézet