Dr. László Varga (born 1 September 1979) is a Hungarian jurist and 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 rep ...

from the Hungarian Socialist Party since 2006.

Political career

He became a member of the Hungarian Socialist Party and of the Young Left in 1999. In the organisation of the Young Left he was the chairman of the Miskolc municipal branch from 2001, and from 2002 he worked as the deputy chairman of the

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén ( hu, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye, ; sk, Boršodsko-abovsko-zemplínska) is an administrative county ( comitatus or ''megye)'' in north-eastern Hungary (commonly called "Northern Hungary"), on the border with Slovakia ( K ...

grouping. From 2004 until 2005 he was the President of the National Committee of the Young Left. In 2002 he won an individual mandate at the local elections in

Miskolc Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...

. In 2004 he was elected to be the leader of a parliamentary group in the General Assembly of Miskolc. He was member of the Economical Committee, of the Self-made Committee of Public Utility Construction and of the Committee of Public Procurement. From 2001 he has been a member of the presidium of the Hungarian Socialist Party of Miskolc, and from 2004 he has been a member of the presidium in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. He is working as a legal advisor at present. He is member of the Friends for Football Association in

Diósgyőr Diósgyőr (Hungarian: �dioːʒɟøːr is a historical town in Hungary, today it is a part of Miskolc. The medieval castle in Diósgyőr was a favourite holiday residence of Hungarian kings and queens; today it is a popular tourist attraction. The ...

. He served as Chairman of the Young Left between 2006 and 2008. After the transformation of the organization, he was elected head of the Societas which position held until 2010. Varga was elected MP in the 2006 parliamentary election from the party's Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Regional List. He was appointed a member of the Committee of Foreign Affairs and Hungarians Beyond the Frontier on 30 May 2006. He secured a mandate in the 2010 parliamentary election from the party's National List. Varga was a member of the Constitutional, Judicial and Standing Orders Committee between 14 November 2011 and 4 March 2013. He was appointed a member of the Committee on Youth, Social, Family, and Housing affairs on 14 May 2010 and Committee on Sport and Tourism. Varga was elected MP for Miskolc (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Constituency II) during the 2014 parliamentary election. He was a member of the Enterprise Development Committee from 2014 to 2016. He is a member of the Legislative Committee since 2016 and Committee on Legal Affairs since 2018. Varga was defeated as individual MP by

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 ...

politician György Hubay in the 2018 parliamentary election, nevertheless he obtained a mandate via his party's national list.

Personal life

He is married and has two children.Biography
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Varga, Laszlo 1979 births Living people Hungarian jurists Hungarian Socialist Party politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2006–2010) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2014–2018) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2018–2022) People from Miskolc