
Dr. Peter Major
Personal details
Nationality: HungarianBorn: 30 December 1948, Budapest, Hungary
Marital status: married, with two daughters
Academic qualifications
1977 – Master in Economics (industrial economics) University of Economics, Budapest, Hungary1975 – Doctorate in Mathematics (computer science) Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest, Hungary
1972 – Master in Physics (elementary particle physics) Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Other studies
Spectrum management, satellite communication Frost & Sullivan, London, UKLanguages: English, French, Russian, German and Hungarian (mother tongue)
Professional experience
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2009 – present
- Special advisor to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the UN in relation with the ITU, Geneva, Switzerland
- Vice-Chairman, ITU Radiocommunication Advisory Group (RAG)
- Member of the Hungarian delegation to the World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012 (WCIT-12), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Member of the Hungarian delegation to the World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12), Geneva, Switzerland
- Chairman, RAG Correspondence Group on Space Information Systems of the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR)
- Member of the Hungarian delegation to the Radio Assembly 2012 (RA-12), Geneva, Switzerland
- Member of the Hungarian delegation to the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2010 (PP10), Guadalajara, Mexico
- Candidate for membership of the Radio Regulation Board (RRB) for the Western-European Region, ITU PP10, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Vice-chairman, UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)
- Chairman, CSTD Working Group on the Improvements to the IGF (WGIGF)
- Chairman, CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC)
- Member, ICANN Government Advisory Group (GAC)
- Member, UN IGF Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG)
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2005–2008
- Head, Space Administrative Software Division, Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), ITU, Geneva, Switzerland
- Focal point on Internet governance and cybersecurity, BR, ITU, Geneva, Switzerland
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1986–2005
Senior Analyst, Space Administrative Software Division, BR, ITU, Geneva, Switzerland
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1985–1986
Head of Database Management Department, Computer Applications and Services Company (SZÁMALK), Budapest, Hungary
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1981–1985
Head of Database Applications Division, Computer Applications and Services Company (SZÁMALK), Budapest, Hungary
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1975–1981
Analyst, Database Applications Division, Computer Applications and Services Company (SZÁMALK), Budapest, Hungary