Tamás Sulyok | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2024 | |
| President of Hungary | |
| Assumed office 5 March 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
| Preceded by | László Kövér (acting) |
| President of theConstitutional Court | |
| In office 22 November 2016 – 4 March 2024 | |
| Appointed by | National Assembly |
| Preceded by | Barnabás Lenkovics |
| Succeeded by | László Salamon (acting) |
| Member of theConstitutional Court | |
| In office 27 September 2014 – 4 March 2024 | |
| Appointed by | National Assembly |
| HungarianHonorary Consulto Austria | |
| In office 2000–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tamás Sulyok (1956-03-24)24 March 1956 (age 69) Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Zsuzsanna Nagy |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Szeged |
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Tamás Sulyok (Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈtɒmaːʃˈʃujok]; born 24 March 1956) is a Hungarian politician and lawyer who has been serving as thepresident of Hungary since 2024. He was thepresident of the Constitutional Court from 2016 until 2024. He was theFidesz–KDNP candidate for the2024 presidential election.[1]
Sulyok was appointed as a judge of theConstitutional Court of Hungary in 2014 and became its head in 2016. During his tenure, he oversaw several controversial rulings such as those involving the rights of teachers to go on strike.[2]
In February 2024, he became the nominee of theFidesz party forPresident following the resignation ofKatalin Novák due to uproar over herpardoning of an associate in a sexual abuse case. His nomination was approved in a two-thirds vote (134 in favor, 5 against and 60 leaving the chamber in protest)[3] by theNational Assembly on 26 February, with support from Fidesz and its coalition partner, theChristian Democratic People's Party, after which he took his oath of office, although he would not be formally assuming the position until 5 March. Opposition parties criticized his nomination, describing Sulyok as politically inexperienced, and held a rally inBudapest on 25 February calling for direct presidential elections.[2]
In his inaugural address, Sulyok expressed his intent to be a follower of the letter of the law who would seek to refrain from engaging in Hungary’s political life. He also denounced the sanctions and procedures initiated by theEuropean Union against Hungary over concerns in the rule of law and democratic governance, saying that "the correctly defined concept of the rule of law is being lost, transformed from an ideal into an idol in today's Europe as part of a purely utilitarian political approach", and emphasizing that EU member states should retain their legal national sovereignty.[3]
Upon assuming office, his first act as president was to sign a bill approving theaccession of Sweden to theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization on 5 March.[4]
Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Collar of theOrder pro Merito Melitensi (17 September 2024)[5]
Kazakhstan: First Class of theOrder of Friendship (2 October 2025)[6]
Media related toTamás Sulyok at Wikimedia Commons| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by | President of theConstitutional Court 2016–2024 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President of Hungary 2024–present | Incumbent |
