István Tarlós

István Tarlós (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈiʃtvaːn ˈtɒrloːʃ]; 26 May 1948) is a Hungarian politician who served as the Mayor of Budapest from 2010 to 2019. He has also served as the mayor of the 3rd district of the city (Óbuda-Békásmegyer) between 1990 and 2006 as an independent candidate. Since 2006, he was the Chairman of the FideszChristian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) Fraction-Alliance in the General Assembly of the Municipality of Budapest, and served as the political leader of the initiative "Social Referendum 2008".

István Tarlós
Tarlós in 2014
Mayor of Budapest
In office
3 October 2010  13 October 2019
Preceded byGábor Demszky
Succeeded byGergely Karácsony
Faction leader of Fidesz in Budapest
In office
1 October 2006  3 October 2010
Preceded byAndrás Kupper
Succeeded byZoltán Németh
Mayor of Óbuda-Békásmegyer
In office
30 September 1990  1 October 2006
Preceded byImre Kiss
(as Chairman of the Council)
Succeeded byBalázs Bús
Personal details
Born (1948-05-26) 26 May 1948
Budapest, Hungary
Political partyIndependent (since 1994)
Other political
affiliations
Fidesz–KDNP (2006–)
Alliance of Free Democrats (1989–1994)
Spouse
Cecília Nagy
(m. 1973)
Children2 daughters, 1 son
Alma materBudapest University of Technology and Economics (M.Sc)
Professionpolitician, engineer
WebsitePersonal website
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