Erik Bánki | |
Order: | Member of the National Assembly |
Term Start: | 6 May 2014 |
Term Start2: | 18 June 1998 |
Term End2: | 10 June 2012 |
Birth Date: | 26 May 1970 |
Birth Place: | Szekszárd, Hungary |
Profession: | Politician |
Party: | Fidesz |
Erik Bánki (born May 26, 1970)[1] is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from 1998 to 2012 and since 2014.[2]
He served as Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Sport and Tourism from May 14, 2010, to June 10, 2012.[2] He is a Member of Board of the Hungarian Football Federation from 2009.[1]
Bánki became Member of the European Parliament (MEP) on June 10, 2012, replacing János Áder, who was elected President of Hungary in May 2012. As a result, Bánki had to resign from his national parliamentary seat.[3] He was re-elected Hungarian MP in the 2014 parliamentary election. He became Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Economics in October 2015. Bánki was re-elected MP via the joint national list of Fidesz-KDNP during the 2018 parliamentary election.
Bánki is divorced and is the father of 4 children.[4]