László Puch Explained

László Puch
Order1:Member of the National Assembly
Term Start1:28 June 1994
Term End1:5 May 2014
Birth Date:7 November 1953
Birth Place:Lánycsók, Hungary
Profession:Entrepreneur
Party:MSZMP (1980–89)
MSZP (1989–)

László Puch (born 7 November 1953)[1] is a Hungarian entrepreneur and Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) politician. He was a Member of Parliament between 1994 and 2014. He functioned as his party's treasurer from 1998 to 2008, becoming an influential "grey eminence" and powerful politician behind the Socialist cabinets. He served as Secretary of State for Transport, Communications and Energy from 2008 to 2010.[2] As a businessman, he has extensive media interests with Népszava and Vasárnapi Hírek. In 2018 he sold the weekly newspaper Szabad Föld to the Central European Press and Media Foundation in 2018 which is close to the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography . Országgyűlés.
  2. Web site: Register . Országgyűlés.
  3. News: Govt Backs Right-Wing Media Firm. Hungary Today. 7 December 2018. 10 July 2023.