László Lóránt Keresztes
László Keresztes Lóránt | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Hungary | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2018 | |
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| Born | June 22, 1975 Kaposvár |
| Political party | LMP – Hungary's Green Party |
László Lóránt Keresztes (born in Kaposvár, Hungary on 22 June 1975) is a Hungarian economist and politician. He is a member of parliament in the National Assembly of Hungary (Országgyűlés) since May 2018.[1]
Early life and career
He is from a Roman Catholic family with a centuries-old history in Baranya. His father is an hydraulic engineer and his mother is a social worker.[2] He attended the University of Pécs and graduated in 2008. He also holds a doctorate degree in economic geography. In 2010, Lehet Más took over the management of the Baranya County organization of Politika. Between 2010 and 2014 he was elected the representative of Pécs. On both occasions, the LMP nominated him as mayor of Pécs. From 2015 to 2018, he was a member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union. He also served on the Economic Policy (ECON) and Natural Resources and Agriculture (NAT) Committees.[3]
In 2016, Krisztián Magyar, the journalist of Magyar Narancs, ranked László Keresztes among the 8 best rural opposition politicians in an article.[4] In the 2018 parliamentary elections in Hungary, LMP is a candidate in the 1st OEVK of Baranya County. He won a parliamentary seat from 6th place on the party's national list. Keresztes was appointed co-chair of the LMP on 26 May 2018.[5] On 4 September 2018, he was elected leader of the LMP parliamentary group.
He was appointed member of the Legislative Committee of the Parliament. In the Hungarian pre-election in 2021, the LMP was elected in Baranya County 2nd constituency also based in Pécs.[6]
References
- ^ "Keresztes László Lóránt: A kormányváltás a garancia az uniós forrásokra | Mandiner". mandiner.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ lmpweb2. "Keresztes László Lóránt". LMP - Magyarország Zöld Pártja (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ DN (30 September 2010). "Dr. Keresztes László Lóránt, LMP: 'Olyan csapat kell, amely tiszta lappal indul...'". BAMA. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "A köztársaság őrzői - Vidéki ellenzéki politikusok top 8+1". Magyarnarancs.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Hajnal, Hudák (26 May 2018). "Szél Bernadett és Keresztes László Lóránt lett az LMP két társelnöke". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Tamás, Nótin (22 October 2020). "Az LMP Keresztes László Lórántot indítja Baranya 2. számú választókerületében". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.