András Gyürk

András Gyürk in 2011

András Gyürk (born 2 December 1972 in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament 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 (in Hungarian)