Dóra Dúró

Dóra Dúró (born 5 March 1987) is a Hungarian politician and former spokesperson of the far-right[1] nationalist political party, Our Home Movement.

The native form of this personal name is Dúró Dóra. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Dóra Dúró
Dóra Dúró in 2015
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
14 May 2010
Personal details
Born (1987-03-05) March 5, 1987
Szentes, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Political partyJobbik (2005-2018)
Our Homeland Movement (2018-present)
Spouse(s)Előd Novák
Children
  • Hunóra Kincső
  • Bottyán János
  • Nimród Nándor
  • Zente Levente
Alma materEötvös Loránd University
Occupationpolitician

After the 2010 elections, she was elected to the National Assembly of Hungary. Assuming office at the age of 23, she was the youngest member of the Országgyűlés until 2018. Her husband is Előd Novák, the former deputy leader of Jobbik.

In 2018, after her expulsion from Jobbik, she joined László Toroczkai's new party Our Home Movement and became the party's single MP.[2]

Personal life

She is married to Előd Novák. They have a daughter, Hunóra Kincső and three sons, Bottyán János, Nimród Nándor and Zente Levente.[3]

Life

She was born in Szentes. Her father was a veterinarian and her mother was a housewife. She studied in Csépa, Döbrököz and Dombóvár. She graduated from the Illyés Gyula Grammar School in Dombóvár and later studied political science at the University of Budapest, where she received a doctorate degree. She speaks English and German on intermediate levels and Italian on a conversational level.

Book shredding

In September, 2020 the politician said that a book, called Meseország mindenkié (Fairy tale land is for everyone) is "homosexual propaganda". She tore it apart by sheets and then shredded it in a paper shredder.[4][5][6][7] Many public figures criticized her action,[8][9] and the Magyar Könyvkiadók és Könyvterjesztők Egyesülése (Association of Hungarian Publishers and Distributors) stated in a communication: "communion with the legacy of Nazi bookbinders and communist book shreds."[10]

References
  1. Leigh Phillips (2010-04-19). "EUobserver / A far-right for the Facebook generation: The rise and rise of Jobbik". Euobserver.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  2. Sarnyai, Gábor (June 25, 2018). "Brand New Far-Right Party Emerges from the Ashes of Jobbik". Hungary Today. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. "DÚRÓ DÓRA - JOBBIK - 2015-ÖS VAGYONNYILATKOZAT". vagyonkereso.hu. January 26, 2016.
  4. Vass, Ábrahám (September 29, 2020). "Mi Hazánk Politician Rips 'Homosexual Propaganda Children's Book' Apart, Reminds Publishers of Nazi Book Burnings". Hungary Today. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  5. Haynes, Suyin (October 7, 2020). "A Children's Book Is Becoming a Symbol of Resistance in Hungary's Fight Over LGBT Rights". Time. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  6. "Még nem égetést, csak mesekönyv darálást mutatott be Dúró Dóra". HírKlikk (in Hungarian). September 25, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  7. "Dúró Dóra életveszélyes fenyegetéseket kap a könyvdarálós akciója után". Blikk (in Hungarian). September 28, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  8. Mészáros, Júlia (September 28, 2020). "Fluor: Tele az ország frusztrációval, gyűlölettel, legalább az a kibaszott meseország hadd legyen mindenkié". 24.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  9. Diószegi-Horváth, Nóra (September 28, 2020). "Tiltakozik a könyves szakma Dúró Dóra mesekönyvdarálása miatt". merce.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  10. "Közlemény". mkke.hu (in Hungarian). September 28, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
László Nagy		 Youngest sitting Member of Parliament
2010–2018		 Succeeded by
Péter Ungár


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