István Jakab

István Jakab
Born	(1949-09-17) September 17, 1949 Hajdúbagos,
Nationality	Hungarian
Occupation(s)	agronomist, politician
Political party	MDF, MAGOSZ
Children	2

The native form of this personal name is Jakab István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

István Jakab (born 17 September 1949) is a Hungarian agronomist and politician, leader of the MAGOSZ (advocacy organization of the Hungarian agrarian workers).

He was a founding member of the Hungarian Democratic Forum in 1988. He quit the party in 1995 and became co-chairman of the MAGOSZ and Vice President of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (that position held until 2001). He was elected to a member of the presidency of National Cooperative Council in 1996. He served as only chairman of the MAGOSZ since 1999. In this capacity, he organized the tractor farmers' protest to Budapest in early 2005, during which the capital was blocked.

His organization made an alliance with Fidesz for the 2006 elections. He gained a parliamentary seat from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County party list. He served as deputy chairman of the Committee of Agriculture and deputy leader of the Fidesz parliamentary faction.

After the 2010 elections he was elected to the National Assembly of Hungary again. His party nominated for the position of one of the deputy speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary.

Personal life

He is married and has two adult children.

External links

• MTI Ki Kicsoda 2009, Magyar Távirati Iroda, Budapest, 2008, 501. old. (in Hungarian)
• Jakab István országgyűlési adatlapja (in Hungarian)
• Jakab István életrajza a Fidesz honlapján (in Hungarian)