Gábor Vona
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Gábor Vona MP |
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Gábor Vona in 2013
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| Chairman of the Jobbik | |
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Assumed office 25 November 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Dávid Kovács |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 14 May 2010 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Gábor Zázrivecz 20 August 1978 Gyöngyös, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Political party |
Fidesz (2001–03) Jobbik (since 2003) |
| Spouse(s) | Krisztina Vona-Szabó |
| Children | Benedek |
| Residence | Óbuda, Budapest, Hungary |
| Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession |
History teacher Psychologist |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Gábor Vona (born Gábor Zázrivecz; 20 August 1978) is a Hungarian politician who has led the Hungarian nationalist political party Jobbik since 2006.
Vona was born on 20 August 1978 in Gyöngyös. He studied secondary education focusing on history and psychology at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest.
According to Vona's biography, the family's name was originally Vona but Gábor's grandfather, also called Gábor, died in World War II in Russia and his grandmother got married to a Zázrivecz who adopted Gábor's father. So he took back his original family name. The name change occurred when he was in college. According to Gábor Vona, the Vona surname came from his Italian paternal ancestors, while he has also Slovak maternal ancestors. He worked as a history teacher for a short period of time. He lives in Óbuda with his wife and with his first son Benedek. His parents are pensioners.
Vona was a founding member of Jobbik, first becoming deputy chairman; he was then elected as party leader in 2006.
In 2009 Vona repeatedly called for a change of government and for Hungary's ruling politicians to be "held to account", referring to among others, Ferenc Gyurcsány and Gordon Bajnai. He considers himself an "EU realist" arguing that the EU should take a new direction increasing the role of nations. Vona argues that the national police should be greatly strengthened and supports introducing an American style "three strikes law".
He was the Jobbik's candidate for the position of Prime Minister of Hungary in the 2010 and 2014 Hungarian parliamentary election. In a press conference Vona said it will be not a simple election, rather the people will vote on the past sixty years, and that the destiny of Hungary must be given back to Hungarians, rather than Hungarians being second-class citizens in their own country.
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