Zoltán Bagó (born 10 January 1975 in
Kalocsa
Kalocsa (; hr, Kaloča or ''Kalača''; sr, Kaloča or Калоча; german: Kollotschau) is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the ...
) is a
Hungarian politician
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who was a
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) with the
Hungarian Civic Party, part of the
European People's Party
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.
He is a graduate of the
University of Szeged
, mottoeng = Truth. Bravery. Freedom.
, established =
, type = Public research university
, founder = Emperor Franz Joseph I
, affiliation = European University Association, Science Without Borders, Confucius Institute
, budget = US$220 m ...
, apprenticeship and internships in the offices of the national administration, and among other the
U.S. Department of State
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. He worked in local government and municipal organizations. In the mid-90s he joined Fidesz in 2004 became the head of the party structures in his hometown of.
In the 2009 elections unsuccessfully ran for parliamentary seat. However he became
MEP a year later, replacing
Enikő Győri
Enikő Győri (born 17 July 1968 in Budapest) is a conservative Hungarian politician and elected
Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with Fidesz, part of the European People's Party
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.
References
Életrajza a Parlament.hu-nÉletrajza a Fidesz honlapján
1975 births
Living people
Fidesz MEPs
MEPs for Hungary 2009–2014
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