Bence Tuzson
Hungarian politician (born 1972)
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Bence Tuzson (born 31 January 1972) is a Hungarian politician serving as Minister of Justice since 2023.[1] He has been a member of the National Assembly since 2014,[2] and was a substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2014 to 2015.[3]
Bence Tuzson | |
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Tuzson in 2024 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1 August 2023 – 9 May 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
| Preceded by | Judit Varga |
| Succeeded by | Márta Görög |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1972 |
| Party | Fidesz |
Early life
He was born on 31 January 1972 in Budapest.[4] His mother was an architect while his father was a mechanical engineer.[5] At the age of 17 he joined the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF), working as a youth policy advisor to József Antall.[5] From 1987 to 1991 he attended Szilágyi Erzsébet Gymnasium, afterwards attending Pázmány Péter Catholic University from 1993 to 1994 in the Faculty of Humanities.[6] During the early 90s he also became a secretary of the MDF committee in District XII, meeting Viktor Orbán at this time through various events.[5]
He then studied at the Eötvös Loránd University from 1994 to 1999 in the Faculty of Law.[6] While studying, he simultaneously also pursued his political career, becoming a member of the MDNP in 1996, part of Fidelitas, and vice-president of Districts I and XII.[6] In 1997, through ACYPL, he studied in the United States of America on self-government where he became a Goodwill Ambassador of the city of Houston.[6] In 1998, he became a municipal councillor in District XII of Budapest's municipal body representing Fidesz, a position he held until 2006 for two terms.[7]
After he passed the bar exam in 2003, he ran his own law firm until 2014.[7]
Political career
In 2013, Tuzson became chairman of the Fidesz constituency in the 5th constituency of Pest County.[1] In 2014 he became a member of the National Assembly.[1]