Sándor Farkas

Sándor Farkas
Member of the National Assembly
In office
18 June 1998 – 8 May 2026
Personal details
Born (1953-09-18) 18 September 1953
Szentes, Hungary
PartyFidesz (since 1993)
SpouseKatalin Farkasné Márton
Children2
Professionpolitician

Sándor Farkas (born 18 September 1953)[1] is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Szentes (Csongrád County Constituency V then III) from 2010 to 2026.[2] He also represented his hometown between 1998 and 2006.[2] He was a Member of Parliament from Csongrád County Regional List from 2006 to 2010.[2]

He joined Fidesz in 1993.[1] Farkas was a member of the Committee on Agriculture from 1998 to 2018 (he presided the committee from 1998 to 2002).[2] He was elected President of the Association of Hungarian Livestock Farmers on 3 March 2016. He served as Parliamentary Secretary of State for Agriculture from 22 May 2018 to 31 May 2025, which he resigned from for health reasons.[2] He was replaced as individual candidate for Szentes by the Fidesz presidium for the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election. Although his name appeared in his party's national list, he did not secure a mandate.[3]

Personal life

He is married. His wife is Katalin Farkas né Márton.[4] They have two children.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Register". Országgyűlés.
  3. ↑ Bakó-Nagy, Ferenc; Cseke, Balázs (10 January 2026). "Hol cserélte le a Fidesz a képviselőjelöltjét? Kik az újoncok?". Telex.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  4. ↑ FARKAS SÁNDOR - FIDESZ - 2015-ÖS VAGYONNYILATKOZAT - January 22, 2016
  5. ↑ Biography
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