Béla Turi-Kovács (2 December 1935 – 3 November 2023) was a Hungarian politician, who served as
Minister of Environment between 2000 and 2002. He was a
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 ...
from 1998 until his death.
He was the Father of the House (oldest sitting MP) from 2014 thus he opened the inaugural sessions of the National Assembly in 2014, 2018 and 2022.
Life and career
Béla Turi-Kovács was born in
Endrőd,
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
on 2 December 1935.
In 1956 he was a member of the
Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party
The Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (), known mostly by its acronym FKgP or its shortened form Independent Smallholders' Party (), is a political party in Budapest, Hungary.
During its existence, the party participated ...
. Turi-Kovács died on 3 November 2023, at the age of 87.
References
1935 births
2023 deaths
Hungarian jurists
Eötvös Loránd University alumni
People of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party politicians
Hungarian Democratic Forum politicians
Fidesz politicians
Government ministers of Hungary
Environment ministers of Hungary
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1998–2002)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2002–2006)
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)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2022–2026)
People from Békés County
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