Béla Turi-Kovács

Béla Turi-Kovács (born 2 December 1935)[1] is a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Environment between 2000 and 2002. He is a member of the National Assembly since 1998.[2] He is the Father of the House (oldest sitting MP) since 2014 thus he opened the inaugural sessions of the National Assembly in 2014 and 2018.

Béla Turi-Kovács
Béla Turi-Kovács in 2002
Minister of Environment
In office 1 December 2000 – 27 May 2002
Preceded by	Ferenc Ligetvári
Succeeded by	Mária Kóródi Environment and Water
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 June 1998
Personal details
Born	(1935-12-02) 2 December 1935 Endrőd, Hungary
Political party	FKGP (1956; 1994–2001) MDF (1988–1990)
Other political affiliations	Smallholders' Civil Association (Fidesz-ally)
Children	1
Profession	jurist, politician

The native form of this personal name is Turi-Kovács Béla. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

In 1956 he was a member of the Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party.

References

1. "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
2. "Register". Országgyűlés.

Political offices
Preceded by Ferenc Ligetvári	Minister of Environment 2000–2002	Succeeded by Mária Kóródi Environment and Water
Honorary titles
Preceded by János Horváth	Oldest sitting Member of Parliament 2014–	Succeeded by Incumbent