Lajos Kósa (born 14 March 1964)[1] is a Hungarian politician, who served as Mayor of Debrecen between 1998 and 2014.[2] He has been a Member of Parliament since 1990.[2]
Lajos Kósa | |
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| Minister without Portfolio for the development of towns with county rights | |
| In office 2 October 2017 – 18 May 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
| Leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group | |
| In office 1 October 2015 – 1 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Antal Rogán |
| Succeeded by | Gergely Gulyás |
| Mayor of Debrecen | |
| In office 18 October 1998 – 12 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | József Hevessy |
| Succeeded by | László Papp |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 1990 | |
| First Vice-President of the Fidesz party | |
| In office 13 May 2010 – 13 December 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1964 Debrecen, Hungary |
| Political party | Fidesz |
| Spouse | Gyöngyi Porkoláb |
| Children |
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| Profession | politician |
Kósa was appointed one of the four Vice Presidents of the Fidesz party in 2007, alongside Ildikó Pelczné Gáll, Zoltán Pokorni and Mihály Varga. He also secured an individual mandate during the parliamentary election in 2010. He retained his membership of the Local Government and Urban Development Committee.[2] He was nominated First or Managing Vice President of Fidesz, after Party President Viktor Orbán was appointed Prime Minister of Hungary on 14 May 2010.
He was appointed leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group on 1 October 2015. He became minister without portfolio responsible for the Modern Cities Program on 2 October 2017,[3] holding the position until 18 May 2018.
A huge scandal broke out in March 2018 involving Lajos Kósa and 4,3 billion euros.[4][5][6]
In November 2021 Mr. Kósa was the first Hungarian senior official who acknowledged that the country's Interior Ministry purchased and used military-grade spyware Pegasus.[7] Government of Viktor Orbán is accused of using it to spy on members of media as well as Hungarian opposition.
Personal life
editHe is married. His wife is Gyöngyi Porkoláb. They have four children - three daughters, Anna, Eszter and Lilla and a son, Levente.[8]
See also
edit- Overtime law, known as the "slave law"
References
edit- ^ "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
- ^ a b c "Register". Országgyűlés.
- ^ "Kósa Lajos hibátlanul letette az esküt!". Index.hu. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Hungarian Lawmaker Under Pressure Not to Run in April over Murky Bond Deal - the New York Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ Bence, Horváth (13 March 2018). "Kósa Lajos: Valósnak tűntek az iratok, de németül voltak - 444".
- ^ "Another day, another Fidesz corruption scandal -- Lajos Kósa and the mysterious 4.35 billion euros". 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Hungarian official: Government bought, used Pegasus spyware". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ Kft., New Wave Media Group. "Kósa Lajos vagyonnyilatkozata - 2003. február".
External links
edit- Kósa Lajos életrajza a Fidesz honlapján
- Kósa Lajos országgyűlési adatlapja
- Kósa Lajos Debrecen hivatalos honlapján[permanent dead link]
- Kósa Lajos: Nem a piszoárt kéne méricskélni! - Interview in the Index.hu website (March 30, 2010)