Dr. András Kupper (born 23 February 1964) is a Hungarian physician and politician,

member of the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the represen ...

(MP) for

Újbuda Újbuda (lit. ''New Buda'') is the 11th district of Budapest (), Hungary. It is the most populous district of Budapest with 137,426 inhabitants (2008). Until the 1890s, Újbuda's present territory was a field south of the historical town of Buda. ...

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Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

Constituency XVII) between 2010 and 2014. He led

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 ...

–MKDSZ faction in the General Assembly of Budapest between 2003 and 2006. He was also a Member of Parliament from the

Budapest Regional List between 2006 and 2010. He had been a member of the Committee on Health Affairs from 30 May 2006 to 5 May 2014. Kupper served as Chancellor of the

Franz Liszt Academy of Music The Franz Liszt Academy of Music (, often abbreviated as ''Zeneakadémia'', "Liszt Academy") is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875. It is home to the Liszt Collection, which features several ...

between 2014 and 2015. He was dismissed by Prime Minister

Viktor Orbán Viktor Mihály Orbán (; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who has been the 56th prime minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has also led the Fidesz political party since 200 ...

in April 2015, following his increasing number of conflicts with Andrea Vigh, the rector of the academy.

Personal life

He is married and has two children.Fidesz-KDNP
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Népszabadság ''Népszabadság'' (; ) was a major Hungarian newspaper which was formerly the official press organ of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party during the Hungarian People's Republic. Before its closure, ''Népszabadság'' was considered the '' d ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kupper, Andras 1964 births Living people Fidesz politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2006–2010) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014) Politicians from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian physicians Physicians from Budapest