Bence Tordai

Bence Tordai (born 26 January 1981) is a Hungarian politician, economist and sociologist. A founding member of Dialogue for Hungary, he has served as Member of the National Assembly since 2018.[1]

The native form of this personal name is Tordai Bence. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Bence Tordai
MP
Tordai in 2021
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
8 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1981-01-26) 26 January 1981
Budapest, Hungary
Political party
  • LMP (2009–2013)
  • PM (2013–present)
Children4
Alma materCorvinus University of Budapest
WebsiteBence Tordai website

Early life and career

Born in Budapest in 1981, Tordai graduated from the Berzsenyi Dániel High School in 1999. He received his degree in economics from the Corvinus University of Budapest in 2005, where he was also a member of the College for Advanced Studies in Social Theory for 7 years.[2] After graduation, Tordai worked as a statistician for the Hungarian Central Statistical Office.[1] Between 2008 and 2015, he was a teacher at the Budapest Metropolitan University.[3]

Political career

In 2009, Tordai was a founding member of the Politics Can Be Different political movement.[1] He was the party's spokesperson from 2010 to 2011.[4]

In 2013, Tordai left LMP and became a member of the presidium of the newly formed Dialogue for Hungary, where he served as spokesperson between 2015 and 2018. In 2018, Tordai was elected Member of Parliament from the joint list of the MSZP–PM political alliance.[4] He was deputy group leader of Dialogue during the 2018–2022 parliamentary cycle.[5]

References
  1. "Tordai Bence" [Bence Tordai]. Párbeszéd Magyarországért (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. "Tordai Bence nyilvános önéletrajz" [Bence Tordai public CV] (PDF). Előválasztás 2021 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. Tamás, Bence Gáspár (15 October 2018). "Az államtitkár válaszol: azt írják rólad az interneten, hogy hülye vagy!" [The undersecretary replies: you're being called stupid on the internet!]. 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. "Portré: Tordai Bence" [Portrait: Bence Tordai]. HVG (in Hungarian). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  5. "House Speaker Fines Opposition MP Tordai over 8 Million Forints". Hungary Today. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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