János Áder
János Áder (Hungarian: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈaːdɛr]; born 9 May 1959) is a Hungarian politician and lawyer who served as President of Hungary from 2012 to 2022. He is a long-time politician of the right-wing Fidesz. As a representative of his party, he took part in the Hungarian Round Table Talks during the end of communism in Hungary in 1989. He was a member of the National Assembly of Hungary from 1990 to 2009 and served as its speaker from 1998 to 2002. He temporarily presided the Fidesz between 2002 and 2003. He served as leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group between 2002 and 2006.
János Áder | |
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Official portrait, 2012 | |
| President of Hungary | |
| In office 10 May 2012 – 9 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
| Preceded by | László Kövér (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Katalin Novák |
| President of Fidesz | |
| In office 3 July 2002 – 17 May 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Zoltán Pokorni |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Orbán |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office 18 June 1998 – 15 May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Zoltán Gál |
| Succeeded by | Katalin Szili |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 2 May 1990 – 13 July 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1959 Csorna, Hungary |
| Political party | Fidesz |
| Spouse | Anita Herczegh |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | 3/a Béla király út, Hegyvidék, Budapest |
| Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University |
Áder was elected a MEP during the 2009 European Parliament election. He functioned as Deputy Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety from January to May 2012. Áder became President of Hungary, after his predecessor Pál Schmitt resigned due to a plagiarism controversy. Since Árpád Göncz, János Áder was the first head of state, who was re-elected and able to complete two terms. He was ineligible to run for a third term. He was succeeded by fellow Fidesz politician Katalin Novák.