Dr. János Bácskai (born 5 February 1962)
is a Hungarian politician,
member of the National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the represen ...
(MP) for
Ferencváros
Ferencváros (, ) is the 9th district of Budapest (), Hungary.
Name
The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary.
History
The developmen ...
(Budapest Constituency XII) between 2009 and 2014.
He became MP after a by-election in 2009, following the resignation of
Ferenc Gegesy (SZDSZ). Bácskai worked as a member of the Committee on Sustainable Development from 14 May 2010.
He became Mayor of Ferencváros in 2010, replacing Ferenc Gegesy who served as mayor of the 9th District since 1990.
Bácskai defended his mayoral seat against Gegesy in October 2014. He was defeated by independent candidate
Krisztina Baranyi during the
2019 local elections.
Personal life
He is married and has two children.
Fidesz-KDNP
- Népszabadság
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References
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1962 births
Living people
Fidesz politicians
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2006–2010)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014)
Politicians from Budapest