Dávid Daróczi
Hungarian political spokesman (1972–2010)
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Dávid Daróczi (né József Daróczi) (April 19, 1972 – April 2, 2010) was a coach and spokesman for former Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and the government from June 2007 to April 2009.
April 19, 1972
Dávid Daróczi | |
|---|---|
| Spokesman of the Government of Hungary with Bernadett Budai | |
| In office 19 June 2007 – 24 April 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Emese Danks |
| Succeeded by | Bernadett Budai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | József Daróczi April 19, 1972 |
| Died | 2 April 2010 (aged 37) Budapest, Hungary |
| Profession | journalist, politician, spokesman |
Life
Dávid Daróczi was born on April 19, 1972. His father, József Choli Daróczi (b. 1939), was a decorated Gypsy poet and teacher.[1] Daróczi, an ethnic Roma, had degrees in theology from Pázmány Péter Catholic University and in business marketing from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He had worked as a journalist before becoming a government spokesman in 2007, and worked at a communications firm until his death.[2]
Death
He committed suicide in Budapest on April 2, 2010, just 16 days before his 38th birthday. Police did not disclose the method of suicide, only that a preliminary investigation ruled out homicide.[2]