Sándor Fazekas (born 3 May 1963) is a Hungarian jurist and politician. He served as Minister of Rural Development, then Minister of Agriculture from 2010 to 2018, in the

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and

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. He served as mayor of his hometown,

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between 1990 and 2010.

Early life and education

He attended elementary school in

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and secondary school in

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. He graduated

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as a lawyer from the Faculty of Law of the

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. After graduation, he worked as a legal adviser for SZIM Karcag Machice Factory joint-stock company.

Political career

He served as mayor of Karcag between 1990 and 2010. He was a member of the General Assembly of

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between 1994 and 1998 and since 2002 as a faction leader of the

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. He was working as a Member of Parliament and a deputy parliamentary group leader of the Fidesz between 1998 and 2002. He was a vice-president of local government section of the party. He also functioned as a representative of the local government of Karcag, working in an individual constituency. He was elected MP from the party's Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Regional List in the 2006 parliamentary election. He was a member of the Committee on Budget, Finance and Audit Office. He was elected MP from Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Regional List again in the 2010 parliamentary election.

Minister of Rural Development

During his ministerial term, a new land law was developed and passed on 21 June 2013. Pro-government MPs passed a controversial new land law amid raucous protests in Parliament and the resignation of József Ángyán, a high-profile lawmaker from the governing party. The protesting MPs, led by

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, were ordered by Deputy Speaker of Parliament János Latorcai to vacate the lectern, but they refused, leading to a delay in the session and the exclusion of the protesters from the vote. As the votes were being counted, Jobbik lawmakers shouted slogans including "Traitors" and "No, no, never," the latter a traditional protest chant against the post-

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. By contrast,

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, leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group, called the new legislation a "historic step in ensuring protection for Hungarian land and the interests of Hungarian farmers."

Personal life

He is married. His wife is Irén Kardalus. They have two sons, Sándor and Bence.DR. FAZEKAS SÁNDOR - FIDESZ - 2015-ÖS VAGYONNYILATKOZAT - January 10, 2016
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References

Sources

*MTI ki kicsoda 2009, Magyar Távirati Iroda Zrt., Budapest 2008, 311. old.
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