István Horváth (politician, 1970)

István Horváth (born February 28, 1970)[1] is a Hungarian agrarian engineer and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Tolna County Regional List from 2006 to 2010.[2] He represents Szekszárd (Tolna County Constituency I) since May 14, 2010.[2]

István Horváth
Mayor of Szekszárd
In office
1 October 2006 – 12 October 2014
Preceded byImre Antal Kocsis
Succeeded byRezső Ács
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
16 May 2006
Personal details
Born (1970-02-28) 28 February 1970
Szekszárd, Hungary
Political partyFidesz (since 1996)
Spouse(s)Anica Nestorovic
ChildrenOrsolya
István
Balázs
Professionagrarian engineer, politician
The native form of this personal name is Horváth István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Career

He joined Fidesz in 1996. He became a representative in the Szekszárd Assembly in 1998. Four years later, he could repeat his success. He served as leader of the party's Szekszárd branch between 2002 and 2005.[1]

He was elected to the member of the National Assembly during the 2006 parliamentary election. He was a member of the Committee on Local Government and Regional Development from May 30, 2006 to May 13, 2010.[2] Few months later he was elected mayor of his birthplace in the 2006 local elections, succeeding Imre Antal Kocsis.[1] He served as mayor until the 2014 local elections, replaced by fellow Fidesz member Rezső Ács. Horváth was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture from 2010 to 2017.

In May 2013, a leaked audio recording from Szekszárd, surfaced by fellow Fidesz member Ákos Hadházy (who later joined Politics Can Be Different) proved that the ruling right-wing government gave tobacco-sale rights based on party links following the adoption of the controversial law. The Heti Világgazdaság quoted István Horváth who said the most important is that "applicants should be committed conservatives" and the "Socialist supporters must not win".[3]

Horváth was appointed Secretary of State for Coordinating the Development of Town with County Rights under minister without portfolio Lajos Kósa in October 2017.[4] He served in this capacity until May 2018. Thereafter he became a member of the Committee on Budgets.[2]

Personal life

He is married. His wife is Anica Nestorovic. They have a daughter, Orsolya and two sons, István and Balázs.[5]

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References
  1. "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
  2. "Register". Országgyűlés.
  3. "Megszereztük: hangfelvétel bizonyítja a trafikmutyit". 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  4. "A trafikmutyis Horváth István lesz Kósa Lajos egyik államtitkára". 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  5. HORVÁTH ISTVÁN - FIDESZ - 2014-ES VAGYONNYILATKOZAT - SZEKSZÁRD, January 29, 2015
Political offices
Preceded by
Imre Antal Kocsis		 Mayor of Szekszárd
2006–2014		 Succeeded by
Rezső Ács
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