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DeutschBence Tuzson
Bence Tuzson | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
| Preceded by | Judit Varga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1972 |
| Political party | Fidesz |
Bence Tuzson (born 31 January 1972) is a Hungarian politician serving as Minister of Justice since 2023.[1] He has been a member of the National Assembly since 2014,[2] and was a substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2014 to 2015.[3]
Early life
[edit]He was born on 31 January 1972 in Budapest.[4] His mother was an architect while his father was a mechanical engineer.[5] At the age of 17 he joined the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF), working as a youth policy advisor to József Antall.[5] From 1987 to 1991 he attended Szilágyi Erzsébet Gymnasium, afterwards attending Pázmány Péter Catholic University from 1993 to 1994 in the Faculty of Humanities.[6] During the early 90s he also became a secretary of the MDF committee in District XII, meeting Viktor Orbán at this time through various events.[5]
He then studied at the Eötvös Loránd University from 1994 to 1999 in the Faculty of Law.[6] While studying, he simultaneously also pursued his political career, becoming a member of the MDNP in 1996, part of Fidelitas, and vice-president of Districts I and XII.[6] In 1997, through ACYPL, he studied in the United States of America on self-government where he became a Goodwill Ambassador of the city of Houston.[6] In 1998, he became a municipal councillor in District XII of Budapest's municipal body representing Fidesz, a position he held until 2006 for two terms.[7]
After he passed the bar exam in 2003, he ran his own law firm until 2014.[7]
Political career
[edit]In 2013, Tuzson became chairman of the Fidesz constituency in the 5th constituency of Pest County.[1] In 2014 he became a member of the National Assembly.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bence Tuzson to be Hungary's new Minister of Justice". Telex.hu. 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Tuzson Bence első éve Deák Ferenc miniszteri székében: mi valósult meg az ígéretekből?". Index (in Hungarian). 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Mr Bence TUZSON (Hungary, EPP/CD)". Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
- ^ "Tuzson Bence, Dunakeszi és térsége parlamenti képviselője lesz Varga Judit igazságügyi miniszter utódja". Budapest Környéke (in Hungarian). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ a b c András, Szabó (12 March 2014). "A legbefolyásosabb fideszes, akit senki sem ismer". ORIGO (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Kormányzat - Miniszterelnöki Kabinetiroda - Kormányzati államtitkár - Tuzson Bence". 2015-2019.kormany.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Tuzson Bence lesz az új igazságügyi miniszter". HVG (in Hungarian). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2025.