Cecília Müller
Cecília Müller | |
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| Chief Medical Officer of Hungary | |
| In office 1 December 2018 – 31 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Attila Kovács |
| Succeeded by | Surján Orsolya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1958 |
| Party | Independent |
| Education | University of Pécs (MD) |
Cecília Györgyi Müller (born 27 November 1958) is a Hungarian physician. She has served as the Chief Medical Officer of Hungary, head of NNGYK (Nemzeti Népegészségügyi és Gyógyszerészeti Központ, National Centre for Public Health and Pharmacy in English), and a member of the government's Coronavirus Taskforce.
Biography
[edit]She attended medical school at the University of Pécs and graduated in 1984 cum laude. She holds four professional degrees including public health, occupational medicine, preventive medicine and primary care medicine.[1][2]
Müller began her career at Szent Pantaleon Hospital. Then she worked as an occupational physician. From 1991 to 1996 Müller worked as a primary care physician in Nagyvenyim. After that she became Health Commissioner of Dunaújváros. In 2010, as Health Commissioner for the Central Transdanubia region, she was responsible for the cleanup of the Ajka alumina plant accident for which she later received a ministerial award from Sándor Pintér, Interior Minister of Hungary.[3]
Müller later worked as the head of the Public Health Department of Fejér County Government Office. Then, she was named head of the former[4] NNK and Chief Medical Officer of Hungary.[5]
In 2020, she has worked as a member of the government's Coronavirus Taskforce. As chief medical officer, she has been a regular participant in the government's press conferences on the pandemic.[6]
Since 2009, she has been a pastoral assistant at Our Lady Parish in Nagyvenyim.[7]
In June 2025, Müller retired as Chief Medical Officer of Hungary, and was replaced by Orsolya Surján.[8]
Honors
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Fenyvessy Emlékéremmel tüntették ki dr. Müller Cecília megyei tisztifőorvost". kormanyhivatal.hu. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ↑ Horváth László (August 5, 2015). "A közösségért tettek – Díszpolgári címet adtak át a venyimi falunapon". duol.hu. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Elismerés a vörösiszap-katasztrófa elhárításában résztvevő munkatársainknak". antsz.hu. October 10, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ↑ Leitner, Attila (2023-07-31). "NNK, OGYEI to be merged into one central health authority". The Budapest Times. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ↑ "Megvan az új tisztifőorvos". Népszava. December 1, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "Ülésezik a Koronavírus-fertőzés Elleni Védekezésért Felelős Operatív Törzs 2020. január 31. 13:20". Magyar Kormány. January 31, 2020. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "Dr. Müller Cecília". szfvar.katolikus.hu. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ "NNGYK - Új országos tisztifőorvos az NNGYK élén". nngyk.gov.hu. 2025-05-30. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "Rangos elismerés dr. Müller Cecíliának és Várnagy Mihálynak". szekesfehervar.hu. March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "A közösségért tettek – Díszpolgári címet adtak át a venyimi falunapon". duol.hu. DUOL. August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ↑ Fenyvessy Emlékéremmel tüntették ki dr. Müller Cecília megyei tisztifőorvost, dunaujvaros.hu
- ↑ "Fenyvessy Emlékéremmel tüntették ki dr. Müller Cecília megyei tisztifőorvost". kormanyhivatal.hu. April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ↑ Kitüntették dr. Müller Ceciliát, a kormányhivatal főosztályvezetőjét, dunaujvaros.hu
- ↑ "Semmelweis Ignác napján tüntették ki dr. Müller Cecíliát". feol.hu. June 26, 2015. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
