Ferenc Gyurcsány
According to contemporary police documents, Gyurcsány's father was convicted on charges of minor crimes (low value thefts and fraud) multiple times.After the political change in 1989, he became vice-president of the organisation's short-lived quasi successor, the Hungarian Democratic Youth Association (DEMISZ).[10] Gyurcsány returned to politics in 2002 as the head strategic advisor of Péter Medgyessy, the previous prime minister of Hungary.His government was forced to implement austerity measures to somehow manage the budget deficit, which was much higher than expected and had grown to an almost 10% of the GDP by the end of 2006.These measures were heavily criticized by both the opposition, led by Fidesz, as being too harsh on the people, and by liberal economists, for not reducing spending enough on social benefits, including pensions.[12] On the eve of the elections, before the results were known, President László Sólyom gave a speech in which he said that the solution to the situation is in the hands of the majority in Parliament.[13] As Prime Minister, Gyurcsány was a strong advocate of the South Stream pipeline project, which aimed to supply Russian gas directly to the European Union (EU), bypassing transit countries such as Ukraine.[21] On 14 January 2014, the Democratic Coalition and four other groups founded Unity, a political alliance with the aim of defeating Fidesz at the elections in the spring.[26] A person named "Gyurcsányi" was mentioned by Attila Kulcsár, the main defendant in a high-profile "K&H Equities" money laundering scandal in Hungary.[28] István Geresdi, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Pécs told Pécsi Újság that they were unable to find Gyurcsány's diploma thesis.[31] Three days later, on 30 April Hír Tv announced that they have located and compared the reviews of both Rozs's and Gyurcsány's work, and found that based on the common errors and omissions, the two texts are likely to be identical, supporting the allegations of plagiarism.Opposition claimed that the video was made public on purpose, as part of the election campaign, to gain popularity for the PM among young adults.In an interview aired on TV2 during the 2006 parliamentary election campaign, Gyurcsány said that as a teenager, he "took part in confirmation for about two years" and even considered becoming a priest.[41] On 13 January 2009, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, travelled to Budapest to ask Gyurcsány about their agreement made in October, regarding the stabilization of Hungarian government spending.[42] As a prime minister, Gyurcsány was said to be an advocate of the South Stream pipeline project, which is aimed to supply Russian gas directly to the EU, bypassing transit countries such as Ukraine.
personal namePrime Minister of HungaryFerenc MádlLászló SólyomPéter MedgyessyGordon BajnaiIncumbentViktor OrbánPéter JakabMinister of Youth Affairs and SportsGyörgy JánosiKinga GönczMember of the National AssemblyHungaryKlára DobrevAlma materUniversity of PécsEntrepreneurPoliticianprime ministerHungarian Socialist PartyParliament2006 parliamentary electionDemocratic CoalitioneconomicsOrganisation of Young CommunistsministerGyőr-Moson-SoproncountyAlliance of Free DemocratsGeorge W. BushFirst Gyurcsány GovernmentSecond Gyurcsány Government2006 parliamentary electionsFideszŐszöd speech2006 protests in HungaryrecordingHungarian Parliamentlocal municipal electionsSouth Stream pipeline projectEuropean UnionGyörgy Surányihunger strikeConstitutional Court of HungaryAntal ApróPéter SzijjártóFerenc Gyurcsány plagiarism controversyHír TVHungarian national televisionportmanteauSaudi national football teamHugh GrantLove ActuallyAndrás BatizatheistconfirmationpriestThe EconomistDominique Strauss-KahnInternational Monetary FundFinancial TimesWayback MachineFacebookIstván HillerChairman of the Hungarian Socialist PartyIldikó LendvaiChairman of the Democratic CoalitionNational Assembly of HungaryPrime ministers of HungaryBy length of termGraphicalRecordsRevolution of 1848BatthyányRécseyKossuthSzemereKingdom (1867–1918)AndrássyLónyaySzlávyBittóWenckheimK. TiszaSzapáryWekerleBánffySzéllKhuen-HéderváryI. TiszaFejérváryLukácsEsterházyFirst RepublicM. KárolyiBerinkeySoviet RepublicGarbaiG. KárolyiPattantyús-ÁbrahámRepublic (1919–20)FriedrichHuszárKingdom (1920–1946)Simonyi-SemadamTelekiBethlenGömbösDarányiImrédyKeresztes-FischerBárdossyKállaySztójayLakatosSzálasiMiklósSecond RepublicRákosiF. NagyDinnyésPeople's RepublicI. NagyHegedüsKádár