Béla Turi-Kovács Explained

Béla Turi-Kovács
Order1:Minister of Environment
Term Start1:1 December 2000
Term End1:27 May 2002
Predecessor1:Ferenc Ligetvári
Successor1:Mária Kóródi
Environment and Water
Order2:Member of the National Assembly
Term Start2:18 June 1998
Term End2:3 November 2023
Birth Date:2 December 1935
Birth Place:Endrőd, Hungary
Children:1
Profession:jurist, politician
Party:FKGP (1956; 1994–2001)
MDF (1988–1990)
Otherparty:Smallholders' Civil Association (Fidesz-ally)

Béla Turi-Kovács (2 December 1935 – 3 November 2023) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Environment between 2000 and 2002. He was a member of the National Assembly from 1998 until his death.[1] He was the Father of the House (oldest sitting MP) from 2014 thus he opened the inaugural sessions of the National Assembly in 2014, 2018 and 2022.

Life and career

Béla Turi-Kovács was born in Endrőd, Hungary on 2 December 1935.[2] In 1956 he was a member of the Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party. Turi-Kovács died on 3 November 2023, at the age of 87.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Register . Országgyűlés.
  2. Web site: Biography . Országgyűlés.
  3. Web site: 2023-11-04 . 87 évesen meghalt a parlament legidősebb képviselője, Turi-Kovács Béla . 2024-05-09 . telex . hu.