Dr. János Bácskai (born 5 February 1962)[1] is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Ferencváros (Budapest Constituency XII) between 2009 and 2014.[2] He became MP after a by-election in 2009, following the resignation of Ferenc Gegesy (SZDSZ). Bácskai worked as a member of the Committee on Sustainable Development from 14 May 2010.[2]

János Bácskai
Member of the National Assembly
In office
16 February 2009 – 5 May 2014
Personal details
Born (1962-02-05) February 5, 1962 (age 62)
Budapest, Hungary
Political partyFidesz
Children2
Professionpolitician

He became Mayor of Ferencváros in 2010, replacing Ferenc Gegesy who served as mayor of the 9th District since 1990.[3] Bácskai defended his mayoral seat against Gegesy in October 2014.[4] He was defeated by independent candidate Krisztina Baranyi during the 2019 local elections.

Personal life edit

He is married and has two children.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
  2. ^ a b "Register". Országgyűlés.
  3. ^ "A fideszes bölény sem mindig golyóálló" (in Hungarian). October 6, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Budapest IX. kerület települési választás eredményei". Választás.hu. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  5. ^ Fidesz-KDNP - Népszabadság