Dr. András Kupper (born February 23, 1964)[1] is a Hungarian physician and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Újbuda (Budapest Constituency XVII) between 2010 and 2014.[2] He led Fidesz–MKDSZ faction in the General Assembly of Budapest between 2003 and 2006. He was also a Member of Parliament from the Fidesz Budapest Regional List between 2006 and 2010. He had been a member of the Committee on Health Affairs from May 30, 2006 to May 5, 2014.[2]

András Kupper
Member of the National Assembly
In office
16 May 2006 – 5 May 2014
Faction leader of Fidesz in Budapest
In office
November 2003 – 1 October 2006
Preceded byTamás Deutsch
Succeeded byIstván Tarlós
Personal details
Born (1964-02-23) 23 February 1964 (age 60)
Budapest, Hungary
Political partyFidesz
Children2
Professionphysician, politician

Kupper served as Chancellor of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music between 2014 and 2015. He was dismissed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in April 2015, following his increasing number of conflicts with Andrea Vigh, the rector of the academy.[3]

Personal life edit

He is married and has two children.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-20.
  2. ^ a b "Register". Országgyűlés.
  3. ^ "Elbocsátották Kupper Andrást" (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  4. ^ Fidesz-KDNP - Népszabadság