Anita Potocskáné Kőrösi (born 23 May 1981 in

Siófok Siófok (; german: Fock; la, Fuk) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about 124.66 km2 (48.1 ...

), is a Hungarian politician, economist,

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, and chartered accountant, who was a member of

Hungarian National Assembly The National Assembly ( hu, Országgyűlés, lit=Country Assembly) is the parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 199 (386 between 1990 and 2014) members elected to 4-year terms. Election of members is done using a semi-proporti ...

from 2018 to 2022 and vice-president of

Jobbik The Movement for a Better Hungary ( hu, Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom), commonly known as Jobbik (), is a conservative political party in Hungary. Originating with radical and nationalist roots, at its beginnings, the party described itself ...

Early life

In 2005 she graduated from College of Dunaújváros in economics. In 2013 she took a degree in

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from

University of Pannonia The University of Pannonia (''University of Veszprém'' until March 1, 2006; Hungarian ''Pannon Egyetem'', formerly known as ''Veszprémi Egyetem'') is a university located in Veszprém, Hungary. It was founded in 1949 and is organized in five ...

. From 2013 she is a

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University of Kaposvár The University of Kaposvár is a university in Hungary. It was established in 2000. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate education. The Health Sciences Center and the Feed Crops Research Institute in Iregszemcse Iregszemcse, also called Ireg- ...

. She has a state qualification in two

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Political career

She was the

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between 2014 and 2018. From 2018 to 2022, she is a member of

. She became MP replacing Dávid Janiczak, who decided to remain the mayor of

Ózd Ózd () is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from the county seat of Miskolc. Ózd is the second largest municipality in the county. History The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village of Ózd was fi ...

. On 25 January 2020, she was elected for vice-president of

. She became deputy president of the party on 7 May 2022.

References

Women members of the National Assembly of Hungary 1981 births Living people Jobbik politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2018–2022) {{Hungary-politician-stub