Ibolya Dávid

Ibolya Dávid born Baja, Hungary, 1954 is a Hungarian lawyer, politician, she was the president of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) between 1999–2010. Dávid was the Hungarian Minister of Justice between 1998–2002. She was the only female Minister in the government of Viktor Orbán. Dávid is a member of the Hungarian Parliament as an independent since the MDF fraction was disbanded. Dávid made the controversial decision to nominate Lajos Bokros, a former minister in Gyula Horn's MSZP government, to the European Parliament election on the MDF party list which led to some members leaving the party.

Ibolya Dávid
Minister of Justice of Hungary
In office
8 July 1998 – 27 May 2002
Preceded byPál Vastagh
Succeeded byPéter Bárándy
Personal details
Born (1954-08-12) 12 August 1954
Baja, People's Republic of Hungary
Political partyMDF
Children2
Professionpolitician, jurist
The native form of this personal name is Dávid Ibolya. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

On the 2010 parliamentary election the Hungarian Democratic Forum have continued its downward trend and failed to make it into parliament. Ibolya Dávid resigned on 11 April 2010, after the first round. Károly Herényi became her acting successor.

References
Political offices
Preceded by
Pál Vastagh		 Minister of Justice
1998–2002		 Succeeded by
Péter Bárándy
Party political offices
Preceded by
Sándor Lezsák		 President of the Hungarian Democratic Forum
1999–2010		 Succeeded by
Károly Herényi


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