László Botka

László Botka
László Botka
Member of the National Assembly
	In office; 29 May 1994 – 24 May 1998
	In office; 21 April 2002 – 12 October 2014
Mayor of Szeged
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 October 2002
Preceded by	László Bartha
Personal details
Born	February 21, 1973; Tiszaföldvár, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Political party	Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 1991-2019
Spouse(s)	Dr Andrea Lugosi
Children	Zsófia Erzsébet ; Veronika Julianna ; Valéria
Alma mater	University of Szeged, Varga Katalin Secondary School (Szolnok)
Occupation	Politician, MP, Mayor
Profession	Lawyer

László Botka (born February 21, 1973) is a Hungarian politician. Botka was a member of the Hungarian Socialist Party between 1991 and 2019,[1] and the current mayor of Szeged.[2][3][4]

Biography

László Botka was born on February 21, 1973 in Tiszaföldvár, Hungary, as the first of two sons of Lajos Botka and Julianna Mária Lukács, both secondary school teachers. He attended the Varga Katalin Secondary School in Szolnok. In 1991, he moved to Szeged to study at the Faculty of Law of the University of Szeged, from which he graduated in 1997. He joined the Hungarian Socialist Party in 1991. Between 1992 and 1994, he was leader of the socialist youth organization. In 1994, he was elected to represent Szeged in the National Assembly of Hungary, becoming the youngest of the MPs. He lost his seat in the general elections held in 1998, but he was re-elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. In 2002, he was elected to Mayor of Szeged; he was re-elected in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2019.

Upon the resignation of Attila Mesterházy following the disastrous 2014 European Parliament election, Botka was elected interim leader of the Socialist Party as chairman of the organization's National Election Committee.[5]

Personal life

Botka is married with Dr Andrea Lugosi.[6]

References

"Már Botka László sem kér az MSZP-ből". Origo (in Hungarian). October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
Király, András (November 12, 2011). "Botka ugrott Mesterházy startjelére". Index (in Hungarian). Retrieved November 16, 2011.
"Szili Katalin nem lesz rajta az MSZP országos listáján" (in Hungarian). Inforadio.hu. December 4, 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
"Szabó Gábor: Az SZTE megfelel a gazdaság igényeinek". Délmagyar (in Hungarian). July 24, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
"Botka átvette az MSZP irányítását". HVG (in Hungarian). May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- Botka László vagyonnyilatkozata - 2003. február

Political offices
Preceded by László Bartha	Mayor of Szeged 2002–	Succeeded by Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Attila Mesterházy	Chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party Acting 2014	Succeeded by József Tóbiás
Honorary titles
Preceded by Róbert Répássy	Youngest sitting Member of Parliament 1994–1998	Succeeded by János Zuschlag

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[1] "Már Botka László sem kér az MSZP-ből". Origo (in Hungarian). October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

[2] Király, András (November 12, 2011). "Botka ugrott Mesterházy startjelére". Index (in Hungarian). Retrieved November 16, 2011.

[3] "Szili Katalin nem lesz rajta az MSZP országos listáján" (in Hungarian). Inforadio.hu. December 4, 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2011.

[4] "Szabó Gábor: Az SZTE megfelel a gazdaság igényeinek". Délmagyar (in Hungarian). July 24, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2011.

[5] "Botka átvette az MSZP irányítását". HVG (in Hungarian). May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.

[6] - Botka László vagyonnyilatkozata - 2003. február