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Emese Úri ( sr-Cyrl, Емеше Ури, Emeše Uri; born 15 May 1967) is a Serbian medical doctor, administrator, and politician from the country's Hungarian community, currently serving her second term in the
Serbian national assembly The National Assembly ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Народна скупштина, Narodna skupština, ), fully the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (), is the unicameral legislature of Serbia. The assembly is composed of 250 deputies who are ...
. Úri is a member of the
Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (, abbr. VMSZ; , abbr. SVM) is a regionalist political party in Serbia, representing the Hungarian minority. History Foundation and early history The party was founded in 1994 in Senta by József Kas ...
(VMSZ).


Early life and career

Úri was born in
Vršac Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вршац, ) is a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the city urban area had a population of 31,946, while the city administrative area had 45,462 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical ...
, in what was then the
Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina The Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina was one of two autonomous provinces within the Socialist Republic of Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The province is the direct predecessor to the modern-day Serbia ...
in the
Socialist Republic of Serbia The Socialist Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Социјалистичка Република Србија, Socijalistička Republika Srbija), previously known as the People's Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / " ...
,
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. She was raised in the Hungarian community of Jermenovci in nearby
Plandište Plandište (, ; ; ) is a village and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 3,329, while Plandište municipality has 8,957 inhabitants (2022 census). On ...
and attended medical high school in
Zrenjanin Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; ; ; ; ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city urban area has a population of 67,129 inh ...
. Úri graduated with a general medical degree from the Medical Faculty in
Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...
, began working at the
Sombor Sombor ( sr-Cyrl, Сомбор, ; ; ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total population of 41,814 (), while its adminis ...
health centre in 2000, and became director of the centre in 2013.


Politician

Úri was given the sixth position on the VMSZ's
electoral list An electoral list is a grouping of candidates for election, usually found in proportional or mixed electoral systems, but also in some plurality electoral systems. An electoral list can be registered by a political party (a party list) or can c ...
for Sombor in the
2016 Serbian local elections Local elections were held in most cities and municipalities of Serbia (excluding the disputed territory of Kosovo) on 24 April 2016, with repeat voting later taking place in some jurisdictions. The elections were held concurrently with the 2016 Serb ...
and was not elected when the list won three seats.


Parliamentarian

Úri received the eighth position on the VMSZ's list in the
2020 Serbian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 21 June 2020. Initially organized for 26 April 2020, they were postponed by a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia, COVID-19 pandemic in the country. In the period before the ...
. The party made a concerted effort to increase its vote in this election, and Úri received her first assembly mandate when the list won a record nine seats. In her first term, she was a member of the labour committee and the health and family committee, a deputy member of the education committee and the committee on the rights of the child, and a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with
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and
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. The VMSZ supported Serbia's government led by the
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(SNS) during this time. She also appeared in the sixth position on the VMSZ's list for Sombor in the
2020 Serbian local elections Local elections were held in most cities and municipalities of Serbia (excluding the Status of Kosovo, disputed territory of Kosovo) on 21 June 2020, with repeat voting later taking place in some communities. The elections were held concurrently w ...
, which were held concurrently with the parliamentary election. The list won five seats, and she was not elected. She had the opportunity to enter the assembly later in 2000 as the replacement for another delegate, but she declined her mandate, and the next candidate on the list received it instead. Úri was promoted to the seventh position on the VMSZ's list in the 2022 parliamentary election and was not re-elected when the list fell to five seats. She was promoted again to the fifth position in the 2023 parliamentary election and was elected to a second term when the VMSZ won six mandates. She took her seat when the assembly convened in February 2024. Úri is now a member of the health and family committee and the committee on the rights of the child, a deputy member of the culture and information committee, and a member of the friendship group with
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. She was a nominal VMSZ candidate in the 2024 local elections, appearing in the eighth position on the party's list in Sombor. She was not elected when the list won four seats.УКУПАН ИЗВЕШТАЈ О РЕЗУЛТАТИМА ИЗБОРА ЗА ОДБОРНИКЕ СКУПШТИНЕ ГРАДА СОМБОРА ОДРЖАНИХ 2. ЈУНА 2024. ГОДИНЕ
Sombor City Election Commission, 6 June 2024, accessed 20 December 2024.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Uri, Emese 1967 births Living people People from Vršac Politicians from Sombor Hungarians in Vojvodina 21st-century Serbian women politicians 21st-century Serbian politicians Members of the National Assembly (Serbia) Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians politicians Women members of the National Assembly (Serbia)