János Lázár (born 19 February 1975) is a Hungarian politician and Member of Parliament. He was former leader of the Fideszparliamentary group (2010–2012) and State Secretary, then Minister of Prime Minister's Office (2012–2018) in the cabinets of Viktor Orbán. In this capacity, he was regarded as de facto the second most powerful member of the cabinet, but lost political influence by 2018. He also served as Mayor of Hódmezővásárhely from 2002 to 2012.
He started his career as a law apprentice at city council of Hódmezővásárhely at 1995. He was personal secretary at the Hungarian Parliament at 1999. He joined Fidesz in 2000. He became both a Parliament representative and mayor of Hódmezővásárhely at 2002, following the death of his mentor András Rapcsák.[1] In 2002, he became a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) too.
Lázár was appointed Secretary of State of Prime Minister's Office on 2 June 2012, as a result he resigned from the office of mayor of Hódmezővásárhely. He was replaced by Antal Rogán as head of the Fidesz parliamentary group on that day. Lázár was elected one of the four vice-presidents of Fidesz in September 2013, replacing Mihály Varga. He held that party office until December 2015.[2] Lázár was promoted to Minister of the Prime Minister's Office following the 2014 parliamentary election an held this office until 2018. On 27 July 2020 he was elected President of the Hungarian Tennis Association.[3]
In March 2011 In the recording posted on the Internet, Lázár as mayor of Hódmezővásárhely could be heard telling the city council in 2008 that "those people who have nothing are worth just that". Addressing a press conference, Lázár said, '"I would like to apologise to Hungary for my ambiguous and misunderstood statement. I would like to apologise to all who feel hurt by that".
He said that his remark had not referred to the poor but to those who were unsuccessful in their profession but embarked on a political career merely with the purpose of making a livelihood and for financial gains. Lázár also said the remarks were parts of a longer speech and out of their original context. The three opposition parties slammed the senior Fidesz official for his remarks.[5] Lázár sued the journals, which had claimed that he used these words in connection with the poor. The verdict of the Court of the city of Eger found that Lázár was right, and the record was manipulated.[6]
On 12 May 2014, Hungarian news website Origo published an article about his travels on the Hungarian government's budget, which led Lázár to pay back 2 million forints to the state budget. On 2 June, the lead editor of the website was fired, allegedly under pressure from Lázár, who denied being involved in the decision.[7]
Personal life
He is married. His wife is Dr Zita Lázárné Megyeri. They have two sons, János Boldizsár and Zsigmond Bertalan.[8]
References
^"Biography of János Lázár". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^"Fidesz-kongresszus - Varga Mihály lemondott az alelnökségről". Inforadio.hu. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
^"Lázár János a teniszszövetség új elnöke" (in Hungarian). Heti Világgazdaság. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^"János Lázár interviewed: The Constitution is the problem". Népszabadság. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
^. Politics.hu. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
^"The Court interpreted the words of Lázár". Népszava. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
^"Fellibben a fátyol Lázár János titkos küldetéseiről". origo.hu. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
President of the Hungarian Tennis Association 27 July 2020 –
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Janos Lazar born 19 February 1975 is a Hungarian politician and Member of Parliament He was former leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group 2010 2012 and State Secretary then Minister of Prime Minister s Office 2012 2018 in the cabinets of Viktor Orban In this capacity he was regarded as de facto the second most powerful member of the cabinet but lost political influence by 2018 He also served as Mayor of Hodmezovasarhely from 2002 to 2012 Janos LazarMPMinister of Construction and InvestmentIncumbentAssumed office 24 May 2022Prime MinisterViktor OrbanPreceded byOffice establishedMinister of the Prime Minister s OfficeIn office 6 June 2014 17 May 2018Prime MinisterViktor OrbanPreceded byhimselfas Secretary of StateSucceeded byGergely GulyasSecretary of State of the Prime Minister s OfficeIn office 2 June 2012 6 June 2014Preceded byMihaly VargaSucceeded byhimselfas MinisterMayor of HodmezovasarhelyIn office 20 October 2002 6 September 2012Preceded byAndras RapcsakSucceeded byIstvan AlmasiMember of the National AssemblyIncumbentAssumed office 15 May 2002Personal detailsBorn 1975 02 19 19 February 1975 age 47 Hodmezovasarhely HungaryPolitical partyFideszSpouseDr Zita Lazarne MegyeriChildrenJanos Boldizsar Zsigmond BertalanAlma materJozsef Attila University of SciencesSignatureThe native form of this personal name is Lazar Janos This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Contents 1 Career 2 Controversy 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditHe started his career as a law apprentice at city council of Hodmezovasarhely at 1995 He was personal secretary at the Hungarian Parliament at 1999 He joined Fidesz in 2000 He became both a Parliament representative and mayor of Hodmezovasarhely at 2002 following the death of his mentor Andras Rapcsak 1 In 2002 he became a member of the Christian Democratic People s Party KDNP too He became leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group after the 2010 election succeeding Tibor Navracsics in this position Lazar was appointed Secretary of State of Prime Minister s Office on 2 June 2012 as a result he resigned from the office of mayor of Hodmezovasarhely He was replaced by Antal Rogan as head of the Fidesz parliamentary group on that day Lazar was elected one of the four vice presidents of Fidesz in September 2013 replacing Mihaly Varga He held that party office until December 2015 2 Lazar was promoted to Minister of the Prime Minister s Office following the 2014 parliamentary election an held this office until 2018 On 27 July 2020 he was elected President of the Hungarian Tennis Association 3 Controversy EditOn 18 November 2010 Janos Lazar criticized strongly the former President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary Laszlo Solyom in an interview published in Nepszabadsag 4 In March 2011 In the recording posted on the Internet Lazar as mayor of Hodmezovasarhely could be heard telling the city council in 2008 that those people who have nothing are worth just that Addressing a press conference Lazar said I would like to apologise to Hungary for my ambiguous and misunderstood statement I would like to apologise to all who feel hurt by that He said that his remark had not referred to the poor but to those who were unsuccessful in their profession but embarked on a political career merely with the purpose of making a livelihood and for financial gains Lazar also said the remarks were parts of a longer speech and out of their original context The three opposition parties slammed the senior Fidesz official for his remarks 5 Lazar sued the journals which had claimed that he used these words in connection with the poor The verdict of the Court of the city of Eger found that Lazar was right and the record was manipulated 6 On 12 May 2014 Hungarian news website Origo published an article about his travels on the Hungarian government s budget which led Lazar to pay back 2 million forints to the state budget On 2 June the lead editor of the website was fired allegedly under pressure from Lazar who denied being involved in the decision 7 Personal life EditHe is married His wife is Dr Zita Lazarne Megyeri They have two sons Janos Boldizsar and Zsigmond Bertalan 8 References Edit Biography of Janos Lazar Prime Minister s Office Retrieved 6 June 2014 Fidesz kongresszus Varga Mihaly lemondott az alelnoksegrol Inforadio hu Retrieved 28 September 2013 Lazar Janos a teniszszovetseg uj elnoke in Hungarian Heti Vilaggazdasag 27 July 2020 Retrieved 28 July 2020 Janos Lazar interviewed The Constitution is the problem Nepszabadsag 18 November 2010 Retrieved 18 November 2010 Fidesz parliamentary leader apologises for poverty remarks Politics hu Archived from the original on 8 July 2017 Retrieved 5 October 2011 The Court interpreted the words of Lazar Nepszava Retrieved 8 June 2017 Fellibben a fatyol Lazar Janos titkos kuldeteseirol origo hu Retrieved 12 May 2014 Lazar Janos vagyonnyilatkozata 2003 februarExternal links Edithvg hu 4 May 2007 Interview with Janos Lazar Fellibben a fatyol Lazar Janos titkos kuldeteseirol Origo 2014 majus 12 Political officesPreceded byAndras Rapcsak Mayor of Hodmezovasarhely2002 2012 Succeeded byIstvan AlmasiPreceded byMihaly Varga Minister of the Prime Minister s Office2012 2018 Succeeded byGergely GulyasNational Assembly of HungaryPreceded byTibor Navracsics Leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group2010 2012 Succeeded byAntal RoganSporting positionsPreceded byLajos Szucs President of the Hungarian Tennis Association27 July 2020 Succeeded byIncumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Janos Lazar amp oldid 1124551709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
