Gábor Cserna Explained

Gábor Cserna
Order:Mayor of Dunaújváros
Term Start:3 October 2010
Term End:13 October 2019
Predecessor:András Kálmán
Successor:Tamás Pintér
Order2:Member of the National Assembly
Term Start2:7 March 2011
Term End2:5 May 2014
Term Start3:15 May 2002
Term End3:15 May 2006
Birth Date:27 October 1969
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Profession:politician
Party:Fidesz
Spouse:Beatrix Szabó

Gábor Cserna (born 27 October 1969)[1] is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Fejér County Regional List between 2011 and 2014.[2] He was already Member of the Parliament from 2002 to 2006. He served as the mayor of Dunaújváros from October 2010 to October 2019.[2]

Political career

He joined Fidesz in 1988. He was elected local government representative of an individual constituency of Dunaújváros in October 1990 and held the office until December 1994. He was on the Education Committee. He has presided over the Dunaújváros branch of Fidesz from 1994, and has also been on the party's Fejér County presidium. He was again elected as an individual representative to the Assembly of Dunaújváros City with County Status for the term 1998-2002. He chaired the Education Committee from October 1998.[1] In the parliamentary elections in April 2002 he won a mandate from the joint Fejér County list of Fidesz and the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF). He started his legislative work in the Cultural and Press Committee and the Committee on Civil Organisations. In December of the same year he resigned from his membership in the Committee making decisions on support to civil organisations.[2]

Cserna was elected Mayor of Dunaújváros in the local elections in October 2010. He replaced András Kálmán (MSZP) in that position. He became a member of the National Assembly in March 2011, when MP István Mikola resigned, who was appointed Hungarian Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).[2] Cserna was re-elected mayor during the 2014 local elections. He was defeated by Jobbik politician Tamás Pintér in the 2019 local elections.

Sexuality

According to some rumors Gábor Cserna's sexual orientation is homosexual. These rumors have circulated that 10 years ago Cserna's wife caught him cheated on her with another man. After that his wife abused him to required hospitalization. However Cserna said to ATV.hu that is a well-structured urban legend with the aim of discrediting him. According to the webpage Cserna has a strong opposition within the party and the Fidesz majority eroded in the General Assembly.[3]

Personal life

He is married. His wife is Beatrix Szabó.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography . . dead . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20111219132351/http://www.parlament.hu/kepv/eletrajz/hu/c015.htm . 2011-12-19 .
  2. Web site: Register . Országgyűlés.
  3. Web site: Párttársait sejti a homoszexuális vádak mögött a fideszes politikus . ATV.hu.
  4. http://www.origo.hu/itthon/20030206cserna.html - Cserna Gábor vagyonnyilatkozata - 2003. február