List of members of the European Parliament for Hungary, 2009–2014

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Members of the
European Parliament

for Hungary
Observers (2003)
Delegation (2004)
6th term (2004)
7th term (2009)
8th term (2014)
9th term (2019)

This is a list of the 22 members of the European Parliament for Hungary in the 2009 to 2014 session.

Contents

List

NameNational partyEP Group
János Áder [1] Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz) EPP
Zoltán Balczó [2] Jobbik, the Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) NI
Zoltán Bagó   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
Lajos Bokros   Democratic Forum (MDF)  ECR
Tamás Deutsch   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
Kinga Gál   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
Béla Glattfelder   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
Kinga Göncz   Socialist Party (MSZP)  S&D
Zita Gurmai   Socialist Party (MSZP)  S&D
Enikő Győri [3] Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz) EPP
András Gyürk   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
Ágnes Hankiss   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
Edit Herczog   Socialist Party (MSZP)  S&D
Balázs Hidvéghi   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
Lívia Járóka   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
Béla Kovács   Jobbik, the Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik)  NI
Ádám Kósa   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
Krisztina Morvai   Jobbik, the Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik)  NI
Csaba Őry   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
Ildikó Pelczné Gáll   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
Pál Schmitt [4] Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz) EPP
György Schöpflin   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
László Surján   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
József Szájer   Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
Csanád Szegedi   Jobbik, the Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik)  NI
Csaba Tabajdi   Socialist Party (MSZP)  S&D

Party representation

National partyEP GroupSeats±
  Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz)  EPP
14 / 22
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  Socialist Party (MSZP)  S&D
4 / 22
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  Jobbik, the Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik)  NI
3 / 22
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  Democratic Forum (MDF)  ECR
1 / 22
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See also

Notes

  1. Resigned in 2012, became the President of Hungary. Replaced by Erik Bánki in June 2012. Erik Bánki was replaced by Balázs Hidvéghi in May 2014.
  2. Resigned in 2010, became one of the deputy speakers of the Hungarian Parliament. Replaced by Béla Kovács in May 2010.
  3. Resigned in 2010, became the state secretary for European Affairs in Orbán II. Replaced by Zoltán Bagó in September 2010.
  4. Resigned in 2010, became the President of Hungary. Replaced by Ildikó Pelczné Gáll in June 2010.

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