Dávid Kovács

The native form of this personal name is Kovács Dávid. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Dávid Kovács
President of Jobbik
In office 24 October 2003 – 25 November 2006
Preceded by	Party established
Succeeded by	Gábor Vona
Personal details
Born	(1976-03-15) 15 March 1976 (age 48) Budapest, Hungary
Political party	MIÉP (1994–2003) Jobbik (2003–2008)
Alma mater	Eötvös Loránd University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	History teacher

Dávid Kovács (born on 15th of March 1976 in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician, historian and former founding member of the Jobbik – Movement for a Better Hungary. He served as inaugural president of the party from 2003 to 2006. After resigning of politics in 2008, he became an assistant professor of history at the "Károli Gáspár" University of the Reformed Church Hungary.[1]

Biography

Dávid Kovács was born in Budapest on 15th of March 1976 as the younger son of Dr. Etele Kovács, Vice Dean at the University of Physical Education (TF) and Valéria Végh, a former elementary school teacher.

During his presidency the Jobbik established a coalition with the Hungarian Justice and Life Party (see: MIÉP–Jobbik Third Way Alliance of Parties) for the 2006 Hungarian parliamentary election. After the election, when the party alliance failed to win any parliamentary seats, he was succeeded by Gábor Vona, Kovács becoming one of the deputy chairmen of the Jobbik.

He did not support the establishment of the Magyar Gárda, insofar as he left the party along with two prominent founding members on 10th of March 2008.[2]

References

1. "Történettudományi Intézet". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
2. "Három Jobbik alapító kihátrált a Gárda mögül | Szent Korona Rádió". Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2009-12-18.

Party political offices
Preceded by New party	President of Jobbik 2003–2006	Succeeded by Gábor Vona