István Tarlós

István Tarlós
Tarlós in 2014
Mayor of Budapest
In office
3 October 2010  13 October 2019
Preceded byGábor Demszky
Succeeded byGergely Karácsony
Faction leader of Fidesz in Budapest
In office
1 October 2006  3 October 2010
Preceded byAndrás Kupper
Succeeded byZoltán Németh
Mayor of Óbuda-Békásmegyer
In office
30 September 1990  1 October 2006
Preceded byImre Kiss
(as Chairman of the Council)
Succeeded byBalázs Bús
Personal details
Born (1948-05-26) 26 May 1948
Budapest, Hungary
Political partyIndependent (since 1994)
Other political
affiliations
Fidesz–KDNP (2006–)
Alliance of Free Democrats (1989–1994)
Spouse
Cecília Nagy
(m. 1973)
Children2 daughters, 1 son
Alma materBudapest University of Technology and Economics (M.Sc)
Professionpolitician, engineer
WebsitePersonal website

István Tarlós (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈiʃtvaːn ˈtɒrloːʃ]; 26 May 1948) is a Hungarian politician who served as the mayor of Budapest from 2010 to 2019. He also served as the mayor of the 3rd district of the city (Óbuda-Békásmegyer) between 1990 and 2006 as an independent candidate. Between 2006 and 2010, Tarlós was the chairman of the FideszChristian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) Fraction-Alliance in the General Assembly of the Municipality of Budapest, and served as the political leader of the initiative "Social Referendum 2008".