István Fülöp

{{Short description|Hungarian politician (born 1958)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = István Fülöp

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| order = Member of the National Assembly

| term_start = 15 May 2002

| term_end = 5 May 2014

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|5|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Vásárosnamény, Hungary

| profession = politician

| party = Fidesz (since 2005)

| otherparty = MDF (until 2004)

| spouse = Judit Fülöpné Kecskés

| children = Arnold
Ákos

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István Fülöp (born 4 May 1958){{cite web|url=http://www.parlament.hu/kepv/eletrajz/hu/f016.pdf |title=Biography |publisher=Országgyűlés}} is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Mátészalka (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Constituency IX) between 2002 and 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.parlament.hu/internet/plsql/ogy_kpv.kepv_adat?p_azon=f016&p_ckl=39 |title=Register |publisher=Országgyűlés}}

He was a member of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) until 2004 when expelled from the party along with other members of the Lakitelek Group led by Sándor Lezsák. They founded the National Forum which alliance with the Fidesz in that year. Fülöp, later, joined Fidesz in 2005. He was the President of the Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg county government from 2006 to 2008.

Personal life

He is married. His wife is Judit Fülöpné Kecskés. They have two sons, Arnold and Ákos.[http://www.origo.hu/itthon/20030205fulop.html - Fülöp István vagyonnyilatkozata - 2003. február]

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