ZOLTÁN BALOG (Ózd, 1958) is Minister of Human Capacities and a pastor of the Reformed Church. He has been active in the parliamentary work of Fidesz since 1990. From 1998 to 2002, he was a chief advisor to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. As a theologian, he held office at the European Protestant Open University between 1992 and 1998 and has been the leader of the Protestant Forum since 1996. From 2003, he was the Director-General of the Foundation for a Civic Hungary, where he is currently Chairman of the Advisory Board.