Ádám Kósa (born 1 July 1975) is a
Hungarian politician
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and
Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
(MEP) from
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
. He is a member of
Fidesz
Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; ) is a national-conservative political party in Hungary led by Viktor Orbán. It has increasingly identified as illiberal.
Originally formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young Democrats () as ...
.
He is the first deaf European politician user of
Deaf Sign Language
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in the European Parliament.
He was president of the
Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing from 2005 to 2022.
Education
Kósa graduated from
Pázmány Péter Catholic University
Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPKE) ( (''PPKE'')) is a private university in and near Budapest, Hungary, belonging to the Catholic Church in Hungary, Catholic Church and recognized by the state. While PPKE takes its name after an insti ...
in 2000. He graduated from
Semmelweis University
Semmelweis University (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Semmelweis Egyetem'', ) is a research-led medical school in Budapest, Hungary, founded in 1769. With six faculties and a doctoral school it covers all aspects of medical and health sciences.
...
. He has worked as a lawyer.
See also
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2009 European Parliament election in Hungary
An election of Members of the European Parliament from Hungary to the European Parliament was held in 2009. Hungary delegated 22 members to the European Parliament based on the Nice treaty and the election took place on 7 June.
Candidates
Among ...
References
1975 births
Living people
Deaf politicians
Politicians from Budapest
Fidesz MEPs
MEPs for Hungary 2009–2014
MEPs for Hungary 2014–2019
MEPs for Hungary 2019–2024
Hungarian deaf people
Pázmány Péter Catholic University alumni
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