János Lázár

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János Lázár

Mayor of Hódmezővásárhely
In office October 20, 2002 – September 6, 2012
Preceded by	András Rapcsák
Succeeded by	István Almási
Personal details
Born	(1975-02-19) 19 February 1975 Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary
Political party	Fidesz (conservative)
Alma mater	József Attila University of Sciences

The native form of this personal name is Lázár János. This article uses the Western name order.

János Lázár (19 February 1975 – ) is the Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office and a member of the Hungarian National Assemby. He was also the mayor of his home town of Hódmezővásárhely since 2002, being re-elected in 2006 and 2010.^[1] He is a member of Fidesz.

He became leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group after the 2010 elections, following Tibor Navracsics in this position.

On November 18, 2010 János Lázár criticized strongly the former President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary, László Sólyom in an interview published in Népszabadság^[2]

In March 2011 In the recording posted on the internet, Lázár as mayor of Hódmezővásárhely could be heard telling the city council in 2008 that “those people who have nothing are worth just that”. Addressing a press conference, Lázár said, “I would like to apologise to Hungary for my ambiguous and misunderstood statement. I would like to apologise to all who feel hurt by that.”

He said that his remark had not referred to the poor but to those who, instead of succeeding in their profession, embarked on a political career merely with the purpose of making a livelihood and for financial gains. Lázár also said the remarks posted on the internet were parts of a longer speech that were taken out of their original context. The three opposition parties slammed the senior Fidesz official for his remarks.^[3]

Lázár was appointed Minister of Prime Minister's Office on 2 June 2012, as a result he resigned from the office of mayor of Hódmezővásárhely. He was replaced by Antal Rogán as head of the Fidesz parliamentary group on that day. Lázár was elected one of the four vice-presidents of Fidesz in September 2013, replacing Mihály Varga.^[4]

References

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↑ "János Lázár interviewed: The Constitution is the problem". Népszabadság. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
↑ "Fidesz parliamentary leader apologises for “poverty remarks”". Politics.hu. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
↑ "Fidesz-kongresszus - Varga Mihály lemondott az alelnökségről". Inforadio.hu. Retrieved 2013-09-28.

External links

hvg.hu, 4 May 2007, Interview with Janos Lazar

Political offices
Preceded by András Rapcsák	Mayor of Hódmezővásárhely 2002–2012	Succeeded by István Almási
Preceded by Mihály Varga	Minister of Prime Minister's Office 2012–	Succeeded by Incumbent
National Assembly of Hungary
Preceded by Tibor Navracsics	Leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group 2010–2012	Succeeded by Antal Rogán

Persondata
Name	Janos, Lazar
Alternative names	János Lázár
Short description	current Member of the Hungarian Parliament, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee of Defence and Law Enforcement, Mayor of Hodmezovasarhely City of County Rank
Date of birth	19 February 1975
Place of birth	Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary
Date of death
Place of death

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