Bence Tuzson | |
|---|---|
 Tuzson in 2024 | |
| 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]
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]
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]