Gábor Vona

Gábor Vona (born Gábor Zázrivecz; 20 August 1978) is a Hungarian historian, teacher, and former nationalist politician who led the political party Jobbik from 2006 until 2018. He was the party's candidate for the position of prime minister in the 2010, 2014, and 2018 parliamentary elections. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2010 to 2018 and led the Jobbik parliamentary group until 2016.

Gábor Vona
Vona in 2017
President of Jobbik
In office
25 November 2006 – 12 May 2018
Preceded byDávid Kovács
Succeeded byTamás Sneider
Member of the National Assembly
In office
14 May 2010 – 7 May 2018
Personal details
Born
Gábor Zázrivecz

(1978-08-20) 20 August 1978
Gyöngyös, Hungary
Political party
  • Fidesz (2001–2003)
  • Jobbik (2003–2019)
  • Second Reform Era Party (2023–present)
SpouseKrisztina Vona-Szabó
Children1
Alma materEötvös Loránd University (BA)
OccupationPolitician
Profession
  • History teacher
  • psychologist

Under his leadership, the Jobbik founded its controversial and short-lived paramilitary wing Magyar Gárda, while the then minor extra-parliamentary party gained great popularity among voters since the 2006 nationwide protests and elevated into the National Assembly during the 2010 parliamentary election. Vona initiated to re-define Jobbik from a nationalist radical movement to a conservative people's party after 2014 when the party became the strongest opposition party to Viktor Orbán's Fidesz. Vona tendered his resignation after disappointing election results in the 2018 parliamentary election.

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