Sándor Farkas (born 18 September 1953)
is a Hungarian 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 repr ...
(MP) for
Szentes
Szentes is a town in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád county, near the Tisza river. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region.
Notable people
* Árpád Balázs (born 1937), classical music composer
*János Bácskai 1954. november ...
(
Csongrád County
Csongrád ( ro, Ciongrad; tr, Conğrad sr, Чонград, Čongrad, archaically also ''Црноград/Crnograd'') is a town in Csongrád County in southern Hungary.
History
At the time of the Hungarian Conquest (the end of 9th century) th ...
Constituency V then III) since 2010.
He also represented his hometown between 1998 and 2006.
He was a Member of Parliament from Csongrád County Regional List from 2006 to 2010.
He joined
Fidesz
Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; hu, Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Hungary, led by Viktor Orbán.
It was formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young ...
in 1993.
Farkas is a member of the Committee on Agriculture since 1998.
He was elected President of the Association of Hungarian Livestock Farmers on 3 March 2016. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary of State for Agriculture on 22 May 2018.
Personal life
He is married. His wife is Katalin Farkas né Márton. They have two children.
Biography
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References
1953 births
Living people
Fidesz politicians
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1998–2002)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2002–2006)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2006–2010)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2014–2018)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2018–2022)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2022–2026)
People from Szentes
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