József Tóbiás
| József Tóbiás | |
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| Chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party | |
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In office 19 July 2014 – 25 June 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Attila Mesterházy |
| Succeeded by | Gyula Molnár |
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15 July 1970 Kisvárda, Hungary |
| Political party | MSZP (since 1999) |
| Spouse(s) | Tímea Rába |
| Children | Márk Nina Noel |
József Tóbiás (born 15 July 1970) is a Hungarian politician, who served as the leader of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) from 19 July 2014 to 25 June 2016. He has been also a Member of Parliament since 1998.
He was born in Kisvárda on 15 July 1970. He finished his elementary studies in Dombrád. He took his secondary school leaving examination at the Vásárhelyi Pál Construction and Water Technical School of Nyíregyháza in 1988. Following that he started to work for the local water engineering management. From 1991, he worked for the Dunapack packaging company.
He became involved in politics as a member of the Left Youth Association (BIT) which had a close relationship with the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP). In 1992, he was elected to the presidium of the organization. He served as vice president since 1995, then as president of the BIT since 1997. In this capacity he participated in the 1998 parliamentary election, when his name was added to the MSZP's national list. Tóbiás secured a parliamentary seat and became a member of the Youth and Sports Committee and the Committee on Social Organizations. He joined the party itself in the next year.
In 1999, the BIT was reorganized and transformed into Young Left (FIB). Tóbiás was elected leader of the new organization, which became the official youth wing of the Socialist Party. He held the office until 2002, meanwhile he was elected to the presidium of the MSZP in 2000. He secured a mandate again from the party's national list in the 2002 parliamentary election. In the same year, he was appointed party director of the MSZP. He graduated from Faculty of Adult Education and Human Resources of the University of Pécs in 2005, earning a degree of human resources business. He became MP from his party's Pest County Regional List in the 2006 parliamentary election. He was appointed deputy leader of the MSZP parliamentary group in 2008. Following the 2010 parliamentary election, he became a close associate and supporter of party chairman Attila Mesterházy.
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