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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Pál Schmitt
- Succeeded by
- Ágnes Forsthoffer
- Prime minister
- Viktor Orbán
- Born
- ( 1959-12-29 ) 29 December 1959 (age 66) , Pápa , Hungary
- Party
- Fidesz (1988–present)
- Spouse
- Mária Bekk ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 )
- Alma mater
- Eötvös Loránd University
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- László
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Pápa
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- party leader
- Educated at
- Eötvös Loránd University
- Political party
- Fidesz
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Academic degree
- Juris Doctor
- Official website
- www.koverlaszlo.hu
- Image
- László Kövér Senate of Poland 01.JPG
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Budapest
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- László Kövér
- date of birth
- 1959-12-29
- name in native language
- Kövér László
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- László Kövér
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Encyclopedic overview
László Kövér (born 29 December 1959) is a Hungarian politician who served as the speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary from 2010 to 2026. He is the longest-serving speaker of the unicameral parliament. Under his capacity as speaker, he was also twice acting president of Hungary in 2012 after the resignation of Pál Schmitt, and again in 2024 after the resignation of Katalin Novák.
A founding member of Fidesz since 1988, he was a Member of Parliament between 1990 and 2026. He served as Minister without portfolio for Civilian Intelligence Services from 1998 to 2000, during the first Viktor Orbán administration. He was appointed leader of the party in 2000, but resigned from his position the following year.
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