András Kupper Explained

András Kupper
Order:Member of the National Assembly
Term Start:16 May 2006
Term End:5 May 2014
Office1:Faction leader of Fidesz in Budapest
Term Start1:November 2003
Term End1:1 October 2006
Predecessor1:Tamás Deutsch
Successor1:István Tarlós
Birth Date:23 February 1964
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Profession:physician, politician
Party:Fidesz
Children:2

Dr. András Kupper (born February 23, 1964)[1] is a Hungarian physician and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Újbuda (Budapest Constituency XVII) between 2010 and 2014.[2] He led Fidesz–MKDSZ faction in the General Assembly of Budapest between 2003 and 2006. He was also a Member of Parliament from the Fidesz Budapest Regional List between 2006 and 2010. He had been a member of the Committee on Health Affairs from May 30, 2006 to May 5, 2014.[2]

Kupper served as Chancellor of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music between 2014 and 2015. He was dismissed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in April 2015, following his increasing number of conflicts with Andrea Vigh, the rector of the academy.[3]

Personal life

He is married and has two children.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20111220084425/http://www.parlament.hu/kepv/eletrajz/hu/k073.pdf . dead . 2011-12-20 . .
  2. Web site: Register . Országgyűlés.
  3. Web site: Elbocsátották Kupper Andrást . 2015-10-22 . 2015-04-30 . Origo.hu . Hungarian.
  4. http://nol.hu/belfold/20100427-fidesz_-_kdnp-639601 Fidesz-KDNP