Balázs Győrffy (politician) explained

Balázs Győrffy
Honorific-Suffix:MEP
Order:Member of the European Parliament
Term Start:16 July 2024
Term End:1 September 2024
Order2:Member of the National Assembly
Term Start2:14 May 2010
Term End2:9 July 2024
Birth Date:21 April 1979
Birth Place:Pápa, Hungary
Profession:politician
Party:MAGOSZ (Fidesz-ally)
Spouse:Henrietta Győrffy-Bojás
Children:Huba

Balázs Győrffy (born April 21, 1979)[1] is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Fidesz Veszprém County Regional List between 2010 and 2014, and from his party's national list from 2014 to 2024. He briefly served as a Member of the European Parliament in 2024.[2] He served as mayor of Nemesgörzsöny from 2006 to 2014.[1] He has been the inaugural president of the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) since 2013.

He is serving as leader of the MAGOSZ (advocacy organization of the Hungarian agrarian workers) in Veszprém County.[1] After the 2010 elections he was elected to the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture.[2] Győrffy was appointed Chairman of the Subcommittee to investigate abuses of the previous Socialist government.[2]

He resigned from all of his positions and left Fidesz on August 23, 2024 after he hit a woman the previous night. Győrffy was under the influence of alcohol. The case is being investigated by the police.[3]

Personal life

He is married. His wife is Henrietta Győrffy-Bojás. They have a son, Huba.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography . Országgyűlés.
  2. Web site: Register . Országgyűlés.
  3. Web site: 2024-08-23 . Részegen bántalmazott egy nőt, ezért lemondott EP-képviselői mandátumáról a fideszes Győrffy Balázs . 2024-08-24 . telex . hu.
  4. https://vagyonkereso.hu/vagyonnyilatkozat/57309bef6991dbc76d8b60c2 GYŐRFFY BALÁZS - FIDESZ - 2015-ÖS VAGYONNYILATKOZAT - NEMESGÖRZSÖNY, January 28, 2016