András Gyürk

András Gyürk in 2011

András Gyürk (born 2 December 1972 in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Hungarian Civic Party, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Development.

Gyürk is a substitute for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Gyürk is also a member of the Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, substitute for the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula and the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.

He is married, has two children.

Education

• 1993 – 1998 Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest), Faculty of Arts (History)
• 1991 – 1993 College of Finance and Accountancy (Budapest), Faculty of Finance
• 1987 – 1991 Franciscan Secondary School, (Szentendre)

Political activity

• 2004 – Member of the European Parliament
• 2002 – 2004 Deputy leader, parliamentary faction of Fidesz
• 2002 – 2004 Vice chairman, Committee on Youth and Sport, Hungarian Parliament
• 1998 – 1999 Member of the Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe (Committee on Migration)
• 1998 – 2004 Member of the Hungarian Parliament (Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Youth and Sport)
• 1996 – 2004 Chairman of Fidelitas (Youth organization of Fidesz)
• 1995 – 2004 Member of the national board of Fidesz
• 1988 – Member of Fidesz

Other activities

• 1995 – 2000 Member of the Pastoral Council, Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest
• 1998 – 2004 Director of Democracy After Communism Foundation

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Hungary)

External links

• Personal profile of András Gyürk in the European Parliament's database of members
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Hungarian)