Béla Kovács (politician, 1960)

The native form of this personal name is Kovács Béla. This article uses the Western name order.
Béla Kovács
Born 25. February 1960
Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Occupation politician
Political party
Jobbik - Movement for a Better Hungary

Béla Kovács (born 25 February 1960 in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Jobbik - Movement for a Better Hungary, after his predecessor, Zoltán Balczó was elected to the National Assembly of Hungary.

He was elected President of the Alliance of European National Movements (AENM) on 17 December 2013, replacing Bruno Gollnisch.

The Hungarian government has accused Kovács of spying for the Russian government against European Union institutions. In September 2014, the Hungarian public prosecutor asked the European Parliament to suspend Kovács's MEP immunity so that he could be investigated. [1]Béla Kovács’s Russian father served in the military and his son has been 'known to the KGB almost from the day he was born.' [2]

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Bruno Gollnisch
President of the Alliance of European National Movements
2013
Succeeded by
Incumbent