Gergely Tapolczai

Gergely Tapolczai
Member of the National Assembly
In office
14 May 2010 – 8 May 2026
Personal details
Born (1975-12-21) 21 December 1975
PartyFidesz
Children3[1]
Professionjurist, politician

Dr. Gergely Tapolczai (born December 21, 1975)[1] is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from the National List of Fidesz from 2010 to 2026.[2] The deaf politician is the first user of Sign language in the Hungarian parliament.[3] He was elected to the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) as a board member in 2009, and served as the vice-president of the EUD until resigning on February 5, 2021.[4][5]

He was a member of the Committee for Youth, Social, Family, and Housing Affairs from May 14, 2010, to May 5, 2014, and Committee on Sport and Tourism from February 14, 2011, to May 5, 2014. He became Chairman of the Subcommittee for People with Disabilities on June 28, 2010.[2] He was also a member of the Welfare Committee since 2014 and Legislative Committee since 2015.[2] Although he was elected as MP via his party's national list in the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, he did not take up his parliamentary mandate.[6]

He supports and promotes the United Nations Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD) to EU member states and talks about the Hungarian Sign Language Act.[5][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
  2. 1 2 3 "Register". Országgyűlés.
  3. ↑ "EUD on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  4. ↑ "EUD on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Vice President: Dr Gergely Tapolczai | European Union of the Deaf". European Union of the Deaf. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  6. ↑ "Ők azok a fideszesek, akik befutó helyen voltak a listán, de inkább nem ülnek be a parlamentbe". telex (in Hungarian). 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  7. ↑ "Artemisszió". www.artemisszio.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2018-09-18.
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