Gergely Gulyás

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Gergely Gulyás
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
14 May 2010
Personal details
Born (1981-09-21) 21 September 1981 (age 42)
Budapest, Hungary
Political partyFidesz
Professionjurist, politician

Gergely Gulyás (born 21 September 1981) is a

member of the National Assembly
(MP) since 2010.

Political career

Gulyás was first elected to the

Országház
in 2010.

Gulyás was a deputy chairman of the Committee for Human Rights, Minorities, Civic and Religious Affairs of the

Hungarian Parliament.[citation needed]. In 2011, he participated in the formulation of the new Constitution, earning him criticism from the parliamentary opposition at the time. After several protests he said that "despite political debates we think it is an important value that for the first time, a freely elected parliament created the Basic Law".[1]

In October 2011 Gulyás co-wrote a bill, "lex Biszku", which aimed to hold citizens and law enforcement officials responsible for reprisals against demonstrators following the unrest of 1956.[2][3] He stated during a news conference in October 2011 that the party's proposal for a solution was constitutional and in line with international law.[4]

In his second term, Gulyás was appointed Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly responsible for the Legislation on 6 May 2014.[clarification needed]

In his third term which coincided with the

Minister of the Prime Minister's Office
.

In the Fifth Orbán Government, Gulyás retained his position.

Partisan positions

He was elected one of the four vice-presidents of the Fidesz party on 13 December 2015, holding the position until 29 September 2019.

Gulyás became leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group on 2 October 2017, replacing Lajos Kósa.[5]

Political stances

On 13 January 2023 while the

Hirado published a video of the press conference on its website.[6]

On 23 March 2023, Gulyas said that of the ICC arrest warrant for the

Russian President Vladimir Putin: "We can refer to the Hungarian law and based on that we cannot arrest the Russian President... as the ICC's statute has not been promulgated in Hungary," He has further said that his government has not "formed a stance" in relation to the ICC arrest warrant.[7]

References

  1. ^ Hungarians protest against new Fidesz constitution, BBC News, 2 January 2012; accessed 3 January 2012
  2. ^ T/4714: Az emberiesség elleni bűncselekmények elévülhetetlenségéről
  3. ^ Munkácsy, Márton Gulyás Gergelyt küldte a Fidesz Biszku Bélára Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine 24.hu 18 October 2011
  4. ^ Fidesz plans legislation aimed at individuals involved in post-1956 reprisals Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Politics.hu, 19 October 2011; accessed 21 January 2012
  5. Index.hu
    . 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Hungary not to allow NATO weapons through its territory to protect Hungarians in Zakarpattia – PM's Chancellery". Interfax-Ukraine. 14 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Hungary would not arrest Putin, says PM Orban's chief of staff". Reuters. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

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Preceded by
Office established
Deputy Speaker for Legislation

2014–2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by Leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group
2017–2018
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Prime Minister's Office
2018–
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