Pogány Hombauer Elizabeth

* December 19, 1959, Bratislava  † May 6, 2018, Somorja / Hungarian economist from Felvidék, public figure, director of the Szóvetség a Közös Célokért Polgári Társulás, founder and director of the Felvidék.ma news portal. ; ; He stopped his studies in Debrecen due to family reunification, then graduated from Comenius University in Bratislava in 1987 in economics. He received his doctorate in 2017. His family is of Somorja origin, and he himself lived and worked in this city. After the change of regime, he was the head of the central office of the Együttélés political movement founded by Miklós Duray. He has several successful election campaigns to his name, not only in Felvidék, but also in Hungary, for example, he worked for the Hungarian Democratic Forum. Later, he worked in the World Association of Hungarians alongside Sándor Csoóri and László Dobos. He was a first-year student at the Századvég Political School in Budapest. He also worked for a short time at a foundation operating alongside the Rákóczi Association. ; From 2001, he was a key figure in the Association's Civic Association for Common Goals. In 2005, he launched the first Hungarian news portal in the Highlands, Felvidék.ma, of which he was the director until his death. He was also the founder and director of the Hungarian Economist Society of Slovakia. He played a decisive role in the erection of the statue of the Mother of Hungarians in Királyfiakarcsa and the operation of the minority legal aid service in the Highlands. He also helped to produce several publications and books. He also worked as a local government representative in Somorján for the Hungarian Community Party. ; ; Honors ; Pál Teleki Medal of Merit (2010) ; Esterházy Memorial Medal (2014); Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (2015); Ex Libris Award (2016)