What is Pál Schmitt?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Pál Schmitt |image = SchmittPal-2011-01.jpg |office = [[List of heads of state of Hungary|4th]] [[President of Hungary]] |primeminister = [[Viktor Orbán]] |term_start = 6 August 2010 |term_end = 2 April 2012 |predecessor = [[László Sólyom]] |successor = [[László Kövér]] <small>(Acting)</small> <br> [[János Áder]] |office1 = [[List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary|Speaker of the National Assembly]] |term_start1 = 14 May 2010 |term_end1 = 5 August 2010 |predecessor1 = [[Béla Katona]] |successor1 = [[László Kövér]] |office2 = [[Vice President of the European Parliament]] |term_start2 = 14 July 2009 |term_end2 = 13 May 2010 |office3 = [[Parliament of Hungary|Member of the National Assembly]] |term_start3 = 14 May 2010 |term_end3 = 5 August 2010 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|5|13|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Budapest]], [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|Kingdom of Hungary]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Fidesz]] |spouse = [[Katalin Makray]] |children = Gréta <br>Petra <br>Alexa |signature = Signature of Pál Schmitt.png }} {{MedalTop}} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Fencing at the Summer Olympics|fencing]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{HUN}}}} {{MedalGold | [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] | [[Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée|Team Épée]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]] | [[Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée|Team Épée]]}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Pál Schmitt''' ({{IPA-hu|ˈpaːl ˈʃmitt|lang}}; born {{Nowrap|13 May}} 1942) is a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] Olympic fencer and politician. He was [[President of Hungary]] from 2010 to 2012. Schmitt was a [[fencing|fencer]] and won two gold medals at the Summer Olympics. Schmitt was elected as [[President of Hungary]] in a 263 to 59 vote in the [[Parliament of Hungary]] in 2010. He was sworn in as President on {{Nowrap|6 August}} 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www