Imre Ritter
Imre Ritter | |
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Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 8 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | himself as National Advocate |
National Advocate of the German minority of Hungary | |
In office 6 May 2014 – 7 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | office established |
Succeeded by | himself as Member of Parliament |
Deputy Chairman of the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary | |
In office 2011–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hungary | 5 August 1952
Political party | National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary |
Other political affiliations | Fidesz |
Spouse | Vera Ritter |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | Karl Marx University of Economics Eötvös Loránd University |
Profession | Mathematician, auditor, tax consultant, politician |
Imre Ritter (German: Emmerich Ritter; born 5 August 1952) is a Hungarian mathematician, auditor, tax consultant, politician and MP for the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary (MNOÖ).[1] Between 2011 and 2014, he was the Vice-President of the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary, and since 2014 the first national advocate of the German minority in the National Assembly.
Life and profession
Ritter went to elementary school in his hometown,
Political career
After the
He was elected leader of the German nationality list at the 2018 parliamentary election where he received one seat in the National Assembly representing the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary (MNOÖ).[1] He became the first German minority representative in Hungary since the death of Jakob Bleyer in 1933.[3][4]
During his first term as Member of Parliament, Ritter supported the government, voting for the ruling party Fidesz in most cases in the National Assembly. In several cases, he secured the two-thirds majority for the Orbán government in the passage of laws requiring it. Ritter became president of the Committee of Hungarian Nationalities in the parliament. He also worked in the Committee on Budgets. Ritter also decided to represent the interests of the other twelve "historical" national minorities, which sent advocates to the parliament, but were ineligible to elect their own MP due to fail to reach the lowered preferential quota. The government has multiplied the amount of state support for the MNOÖ during the 2018–2022 parliamentary term. Ritter was re-elected MP for the German minority in the 2022 Hungarian parliamentary election.[5][6]
Personal life
He is married to Vera Ritter. They have five children – four daughters, Orsolya, Mónika, Mária, Annarose and a son, Gergely. His wife works as teacher in the Jakob Bleyer German Nationality Elementary School.[2]
He speaks Hungarian and German fluently and also has an English language exam of intermediate level.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Ritter Imre minden nemzetiség érdekét képviseli majd az Országgyűlésben".
- ^ a b c d Minalunk.hu. "Fidesz Budaörsi Szervezete – Minálunk.hu – Budaörs". www.minalunk.hu.
- ^ Harris, Chris (6 April 2018). "Hungary's Crunch Election: Five Things We Learned". Euronews. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Macaristan'da 85 yıl sonra mecliste Alman azınlığı temsil edecek olan Imre Ritter kimdir?". 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Fideszességgel vádolják, de ő állítja: csak a nemzetiségek érdekeit képviseli". Telex.hu. 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Újabb szép 4 évben bízik a fideszes kétharmaddal gyakorta együtt szavazó német nemzetiségi honatya". 444.hu. 19 April 2022.