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Mr Zsolt NÉMETH (Hungary, ECPA)

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Representative
Deputy
Fidesz

Hungarian National Assembly
HU - 1357 - Budapest
Hungary

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Latest news

27/01/2026 - Session PACE urges reforms to safeguard democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina 12/12/2025 - Monitoring PACE committee urges key reforms to strengthen democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina 31/10/2025 - Monitoring PACE co-rapporteurs to make monitoring visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina 30/09/2025 - Session PACE calls for continued support for Kazakhstan’s democratic reforms 29/09/2025 - Session PACE reviews the work of its subsidiary bodies since the last session

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Chairperson: European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates since 03/02/2025
  • Chairperson: European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance from 30/09/2024 to 03/02/2025
  • Vice-Chairperson: European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance from 24/01/2022 to 29/09/2024
  • Bureau: European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance from 21/06/2021 to 23/01/2022
  • Member: European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance from 18/04/2021 to 20/06/2021
  • Vice-Chairperson: Group of the European People's Party from 25/06/2014 to 17/04/2021
  • Member: Group of the European People's Party from 23/06/2014 to 24/06/2014

In the Assembly

  • since 23/06/2014 Representative - Hungary
  • from 24/06/2002 to 21/05/2010 Representative - Hungary
  • from 03/10/1994 to 21/09/1998 Representative - Hungary
  • from 27/09/1993 to 03/10/1994 Substitute - Hungary

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

  • Ex officio (Rule 19.6 of the Rules of Procedure - Chairpersons of Political Groups): Special Committee on the New Democratic Pact (since 26/01/2026)
  • Ex officio (Rule 19.6 of the Rules of Procedure - Chairpersons of Political Groups): Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation (since 09/12/2025)
  • Ex officio (Rule 19.6 of the Rules of Procedure - Chairpersons of Political Groups): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 21/11/2025)
  • Ex officio (Rule 19.6 of the Rules of Procedure - Chairpersons of Political Groups): (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 21/11/2025 to 08/12/2025)
  • Ex officio (Rule 19.6 of the Rules of Procedure - Chairpersons of Political Groups): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 21/11/2025)
  • Ex officio (Rule 19.6 of the Rules of Procedure - Chairpersons of Political Groups): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 21/11/2025)
  • Ex officio (Rule 19.6 of the Rules of Procedure - Chairpersons of Political Groups): Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities (since 12/04/2025)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 27/01/2025)
  • Chairperson of Political Group: Presidential Committee (since 30/09/2024)
  • Chairperson of Political Group: Bureau of the Assembly (since 30/09/2024)
  • Chairperson of Political Group: Standing Committee (since 30/09/2024)
  • Ex officio (Rule 19.6 of the Rules of Procedure - Chairpersons of Political Groups): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 30/09/2024)
  • Ex officio (Rule 19.6 of the Rules of Procedure - Chairpersons of Political Groups): Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 30/09/2024)
  • Ex officio (Rule 19.6 of the Rules of Procedure - Chairpersons of Political Groups): (Former) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 30/09/2024 to 11/04/2025)
  • Ex officio (Rule 19.6 of the Rules of Procedure - Chairpersons of Political Groups): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 30/09/2024)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 22/01/2024 to 29/09/2024)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 28/05/2021 to 22/01/2023)
  • Chairperson: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 19/04/2021 to 21/01/2024)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy: Bureau of the Assembly (from 19/04/2021 to 21/01/2024)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy: Standing Committee (from 19/04/2021 to 21/01/2024)
  • Ex officio (Rule 44.1 of the Rules of Procedure): Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 19/04/2021 to 21/01/2024)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 25/01/2021 to 23/01/2023)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 25/01/2021 to 23/01/2023)
  • Ex officio (Rule 14.3 of the Rules of Procedure): Bureau of the Assembly (from 15/05/2020 to 19/05/2022)
  • First Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 28/01/2020 to 18/04/2021)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 25/01/2016 to 21/01/2018)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 25/01/2016 to 21/01/2018)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 30/01/2015 to 27/01/2020)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 23/06/2014 to 21/06/2026)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/06/2014 to 04/10/2024)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/01/2006 to 20/01/2008)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 25/01/2024 to 28/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Western Balkans (from 25/01/2024 to 28/01/2025)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Democracy (from 27/01/2022 to 31/12/2023)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy: Sub-Committee on Conflicts concerning Council of Europe Member States (from 19/04/2021 to 21/01/2024)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 19/04/2021 to 21/01/2024)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 19/04/2021 to 21/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 24/01/2017 to 27/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Ms Rózsa HOFFMANN (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/06/2014 to 31/05/2018)

Interventions

Last speeches

29/09/2026 | 10:24:04 Madam President, Secretary General, I'm sure you know the Protestant Christian motto: "the Church must always be reformed" [spoken in Latin]. Reform is needed always and reform is not a bad thing. To make the Council of Europe visible and influential globally and externally is good and I think we could encourage that process. Obviously, there are procedural and content-wise preconditions to this. Procedurally, I would like to underline its importance. If we look at the Council of Europe from... 28/09/2026 | 12:24:25 Thank you, President. Dear Secretary General, Rapporteurs, I was also privileged to participate in the Armenian elections – a pearl of European cultural heritage – which, as was said, is a country with a solid basis for the electoral system. I would only like to make one remark, and I ask your attention to this aspect. Freedom of religion must be respected, and arresting bishops is not in line with basic democratic freedoms. Also, I would like to welcome our new colleagues in the organisation... 23/06/2026 | 16:42:33 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, first of all I would like to congratulate the rapporteurs for the fantastic work they have done. Yes, Serbia is really a factor of stability in the Western Balkan region, in a region which has historical tensions and historical wealth and diversity at the same time. Serbia, for example, was able to draw the conclusions from the very tragic wars of the 1990s and to start a negotiation process, for example, with Hungary. That historical... 22/06/2026 | 12:24:08 Thank you Madam President and Mister Secretary General. Dear colleagues, Yes, we had the Hungarian elections and I would like to thank you for all your participation in a very high number at the Hungarian elections. And I would like to express my gratitude to Mr Pablo HISPÁN and for his correct evaluation, including the danger of a two-thirds new majority.  In the past two months, unfortunately, we have experienced that in Hungary, the question of democracy or the constitutional crisis is a... 20/04/2026 | 12:09:34 Thank you very much, Madam President, for the floor. Congratulations to Mr Pablo HISPÁN for the report. I would like to talk about the Hungarian elections as well. Colleagues, it was a result which we need to analyse: 53% of the votes resulted in a two-thirds victory of the winner. I would like to express my gratitude to everybody who came to the Hungarian elections. I believe that this demonstrated that Hungary is a multi-party democracy based on the rule of law and obviously free elections...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

19/12/2025 | Doc. 16310 | Report The functioning of democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina 11/09/2025 | Doc. 16245 | Report The Parliamentary Assembly should support Kazakhstan to continue its democratic reforms 12/03/2025 | Doc. 16128 | Report Interconnections between the Council of Europe and the European Political Community 13/09/2024 | Doc. 16039 | Report The honouring of obligations and commitments by Bosnia and Herzegovina 07/06/2019 | Doc. 14904 | Report Post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

29/09/2026 | Doc. 16496 | Motion for a resolution Language rights in healthcare: enforcing bilingual obligations in Brussels public hospitals 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16454 | Written declaration Constitutional referendum in Kazakhstan: a new stage of reforms 19/04/2026 | Doc. 16381 | Motion for a resolution A strong response to the Epstein files: ensuring full transparency and accountability 19/01/2026 | Doc. 16320 | Written declaration Support for Kazakhstan’s democratic reforms and regional leadership 10/07/2025 | Doc. 16225 | Written declaration Amnesty law in Kazakhstan marking 30 years of the Constitution

Votes on adopted texts

01/10/2026 | Doc. 16493, vote on the draft text for resolution Europe, the fastest-warming continent: accelerating climate action with young people 01/10/2026 | Doc. 16493, vote on the draft text for recommendation Europe, the fastest-warming continent: accelerating climate action with young people 23/06/2026 | Doc. 16424, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Serbia 29/01/2026 | Doc. 16315, vote on the draft text for resolution For a ban on conversion practices 27/01/2026 | Doc. 16310, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina