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Ms Zita GURMAI (Hungary, SOC)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 03/02/2025
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 22/01/2024 to 02/02/2025
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 25/01/2021 to 21/01/2024
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 27/01/2020 to 24/01/2021
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 01/06/2018 to 26/01/2020

In the Assembly

  • since 10/10/2022 Substitute - Hungary
  • from 01/06/2018 to 09/10/2022 Representative - Hungary

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • General Rapporteur on violence against women: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 15/10/2020 to 24/01/2023)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 25/06/2018)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 01/06/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 23/01/2024 to 30/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 02/02/2021 to 24/01/2022)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 30/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 02/10/2019 to 24/01/2021)
  • Alternate of Ms Mónika DUNAI (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 24/06/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr Barna Pál ZSIGMOND (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 15/04/2024 to 23/06/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Gergely ARATÓ (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 26/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Ms Boglárka ILLÉS (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 10/10/2022 to 14/04/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Róbert DUDÁS (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 26/06/2020 to 09/10/2022)
  • Alternate of Mr Tibor BANA (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 30/09/2019 to 08/06/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Márton GYÖNGYÖSI (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 01/06/2018 to 02/09/2019)

Interventions

Last speeches

22/04/2026 | 11:45:53 Thank you very, very much dear colleagues, dear Minister, for your participation in the debate and of course your excellent contribution. This is what we need, that type of debate. I would say as violence has no ideology, so I think it became absolutely clear. Of course I believe that this House was built on consensus. In the current context of disinformation, manipulation and false narratives that passion and need for gender equality and women's rights is more important than ever, to have an... 22/04/2026 | 10:08:17 Luckily, I have an excellent President, as you can see. Okay. Dear Minister Redondo, Dear Ana, It's a privilege that you are here today on this special occasion. Dear President, Dear colleagues, Let me start by thanking Minister Ana REDONDO for your participation in this debate. It is absolutely impressive and encouraging for all of us to see how much can be achieved when there is a political will to promote and to protect and to defend women's rights in Europe. The road ahead to achieve full... 21/04/2026 | 11:12:22 Thank you, Ms Elisabetta GARDINI, your report could not be more timely. In Europe today, violence against politicians is no longer a tragic exception. It has become a pattern. A Social Democratic candidate was beaten in Dresden, a Senator struck from behind in Berlin, a Prime Minister assaulted in a Copenhagen square, and more than 50 candidates physically attacked in a single French campaign. And it is a pattern that targets, above all, women. Research shows that 85% of women MPs have... 28/01/2026 | 18:54:46 Thank you very much, President. Dear colleagues, How we educate our children will shape the future of our democracies. Education is not only about knowledge, it is where democratic habits are formed. Schools are the first places where young people learn participation, empathy, critical thinking and respect for diversity. In everyday school life, democracy is either practised or quietly undermined. That is why education lies at the heart of the Council of Europe's mission. That's why I am so... 28/01/2026 | 10:51:51 Mister President, dear colleagues, For too long, youth participation in politics has been a photo op rather than a power-sharing experience. Today's generation is no longer satisfied with symbolic consultation. They want real influence, and rightly so. Just as previous generations fought to give women an equal voice, we must now empower young people as equal partners of democracy. Across Europe and beyond, youth are already doing the work of democratic renewal. In Bulgaria, tens of thousands...

Activities