András Gyürk (born 2 December 1972,
Budapest
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) is a
Hungarian politician
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and
Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
(MEP) from
Hungary
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. He is a member of
Fidesz
Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; hu, Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Hungary, led by Viktor Orbán.
It was formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young ...
, part of the
European People's Party.
Gyürk is a substitute for the
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) is a committee of the European Parliament. Its areas of responsibility relate to industry, especially technology-intensive manufacturing, information technology, and telecommunications. It also ...
. Gyürk is a member of the
Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, substitute for the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula and the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.
He is married with two children.
Education
*1993 – 1998 Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest), Faculty of Arts (History)
*1991 – 1993
College of Finance and Accountancy
*1987 – 1991 Franciscan Secondary School (Szentendre)
Political activity
*2004 – Member of the European Parliament
*2002 – 2004 Deputy leader, parliamentary faction of Fidesz
*2002 – 2004 Vice chairman, Committee on Youth and Sport, Hungarian Parliament
*1998 – 1999 Member of the Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe (Committee on Migration)
*1998 – 2004 Member of the Hungarian Parliament (Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Youth and Sport)
*1996 – 2004 Chairman of Fidelitas (Youth organization of Fidesz)
*1995 – 2004 Member of the national board of Fidesz
*1988 – Member of Fidesz
Other activities
*1995 – 2000 Member of the Pastoral Council, Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest
*1998 – 2004 Director of Democracy After Communism Foundation
See also
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2004 European Parliament election in Hungary
An election of Members of the European Parliament representing Hungary (European Parliament constituency), Hungary constituency was held in 2004 for the 2004–09 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European Parliament el ...
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1972 births
Living people
Fidesz politicians
Fidesz MEPs
MEPs for Hungary 2004–2009
MEPs for Hungary 2009–2014
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1998–2002)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2002–2006)
MEPs for Hungary 2014–2019
MEPs for Hungary 2019–2024
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