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{{Short description|Hungarian politician}}
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{{eastern name order|Sneider Tamás}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tamás Sneider
| name = Tamás Sneider
| office = [[Jobbik|President of Jobbik]]
| office = [[Jobbik|President of Jobbik]]
| image = Sneidertamas2014.jpg
| image = Sneidertamas2014.jpg
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| caption = Tamás Sneider in 2017
| caption = Tamás Sneider in 2017
| predecessor = [[Gábor Vona]]
| predecessor = [[Gábor Vona]]
| successor = Incumbent
| successor = [[Péter Jakab]]
| signature =
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| party = [[Hungarian Justice and Life Party|MIÉP]] <small>(2000–07)</small><br />[[Jobbik]] <small>(since 2007)</small>
| party = [[Hungarian Justice and Life Party|MIÉP]] <small>(2000–07)</small><br>[[Jobbik]] <small>(2007–20)</small><br>[[Civil Response]] <small>(2021–present)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://index.hu/belfold/2021/02/17/megvan-hogy-hol-folytatja-sneider-tamas/|title = Megvan, hogy hol folytatja Sneider Tamás|date = 17 February 2021}}</ref>
| office1 = [[Parliament of Hungary|Member of the National Assembly]]
| office1 = [[Parliament of Hungary|Member of the National Assembly]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1972|6|11}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1972|6|11}}
| birth_place = [[Eger]], [[Hungarian People's Republic|Hungary]]
| birth_place = [[Eger]], [[Hungarian People's Republic|Hungary]]
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| nationality = [[Hungarians|Hungarian]]
| nationality = [[Hungarians|Hungarian]]
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| alma_mater = [[Eszterházy Károly University]]
| alma_mater = [[Eszterházy Károly University]]
| occupation = Politician
| occupation = Politician
| profession = [[Winemaker]], Farmer
| profession = [[Winemaker]], Farmer
| honorific-prefix =
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| honorific-suffix = [[2010 Hungarian parliamentary election|MP]]
| honorific-suffix = [[2010 Hungarian parliamentary election|MP]]
| term_start = 12 May 2018
| term_start = 12 May 2018
| term_end =
| term_end = 25 January 2020
| term_start1 = 14 May 2010
| term_start1 = 14 May 2010
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| term_end1 = 1 May 2022
| constituency_MP2 = Aldebrő
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'''Tamás Sneider''' (born 11 June 1972) is a Hungarian politician, who has been leader of the [[Jobbik]] and the ''de facto'' [[Leader of the Opposition (Hungary)|Leader of the Opposition]] since May 2018. Before that he was one of the vice-presidents of the party from 2009 to 2018. He is a member of the [[National Assembly (Hungary)|parliament]] since 2010. Between 2010 and 2014 he served as the president of the Committee of Youth, Social and Family Policies of the Hungarian National Assembly. Since 2014, he is a [[List of Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary|deputy speaker of the National Assembly]] and member of the Committee on Social Welfare.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parlament.hu/orszaggyules-tisztsegviseloi?p_auth=01z5R9NE&p_p_id=pairproxy_WAR_pairproxyportlet_INSTANCE_9xd2Wc9jP4z8&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_pairproxy_WAR_pairproxyportlet_INSTANCE_9xd2Wc9jP4z8_pairAction=/internet/cplsql/ogy_kpv.kepv_adat?p_azon=s107|title=Az Országgyűlés tisztségviselői – Országgyűlés|website=parlament.hu|language=hu-HU|access-date=7 May 2018}}</ref>
'''Tamás Sneider''' (born 11 June 1972) is a Hungarian politician, who was leader of the [[Jobbik]] from May 2018 to January 2020. Before that he was one of the vice-presidents of the party from 2009 to 2018. He was a member of the [[National Assembly (Hungary)|parliament]] from 2010 to 2022. Between 2010 and 2014 he served as the president of the Committee of Youth, Social and Family Policies of the Hungarian National Assembly. He was one of the [[List of Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary|deputy speakers of the National Assembly]] from 2014 to 2020 and member of the Committee on Social Welfare.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parlament.hu/orszaggyules-tisztsegviseloi?p_auth=01z5R9NE&p_p_id=pairproxy_WAR_pairproxyportlet_INSTANCE_9xd2Wc9jP4z8&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_pairproxy_WAR_pairproxyportlet_INSTANCE_9xd2Wc9jP4z8_pairAction=/internet/cplsql/ogy_kpv.kepv_adat?p_azon=s107|title=Az Országgyűlés tisztségviselői – Országgyűlés|website=parlament.hu|language=hu-HU|access-date=7 May 2018}}</ref>

Since 2018 he is the president of Jobbik.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hvg.hu/itthon/20180512_Sneider_Tamas_a_Jobbik_uj_elnoke|title=Sneider Tamás a Jobbik új elnöke|last=Zrt.|first=HVG Kiadó|date=12 May 2018|work=hvg.hu|access-date=14 May 2018|language=hu}}</ref> He was considered the moderate candidate to be the new leader of the party in the Jobbik congress, which followed the party losing the [[2018 Hungarian parliamentary election]]. He ran against [[Lászlo Toroczkai]]. Sneider won the leadership with 53.8% of the votes.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-jobbik/hardliners-in-hungarys-jobbik-demand-return-to-far-right-roots-idUSKCN1IN1MW</ref>


== Origins ==
== Origins ==
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== Political career ==
== Political career ==
In 1992 he became a founding member of the Association of Patriotic Youth. Sneider was a leading figure of the far-right underground [[skinhead]] movement under the ''[[nom-de-guerre]]'' Roy in the early 1990s.<ref name="hetek">[http://www.hetek.hu/fokusz/201001/ami_a_jobbik_kepviselojeloltjeinek_bemutatasabol_kimaradt Ami a Jobbik képviselőjelöltjeinek bemutatásából kimaradt], Hetek.hu, 2010. január 22.</ref> According to a court verdict, he physically assaulted a man of [[Romani people in Hungary|Romani]] origin. The court sentenced him to suspended prison at the time.<ref name="hetek" />
In 1992 he became a founding member of the Association of Patriotic Youth.


In 2000 he joined [[Hungarian Justice and Life Party|MIÉP]] and became the president of the Eger branch. Between 2002 and 2006 he was the member of the city council of Eger. Between 2002 and 2007 he was the president of MIÉP in Heves county.
In 2000 he joined [[Hungarian Justice and Life Party|MIÉP]] and became the president of the Eger branch. Between 2002 and 2006 he was the member of the city council of Eger. Between 2002 and 2007 he was the president of MIÉP in Heves county.{{cn|date=March 2021}} Sneider participated in the occupation of [[Magyar Televízió|MTV]] Headquarters during the [[2006 protests in Hungary]].<ref>[http://nol.hu/belfold/roy-arcai-1460447 ''Roy arcai: Sneider Tamás útja az alelnöki posztig''], [[Népszabadság]], 2014. május 7.</ref>


In 2007 he became the member of Jobbik and was elected as the president of the party's local branch in Eger. Since 2009 he has become the party's president in Heves county. In the 2009 EP elections he ran on the 16th place of Jobbik's list. In 2009 he was elected as the vice-president of the party.
In 2007 he became the member of Jobbik and was elected as the president of the party's local branch in Eger. Since 2009 he has become the party's president in Heves county. In the 2009 EP elections he ran on the 16th place of Jobbik's list. In 2009 he was elected as the vice-president of the party.{{cn|date=March 2021}}


Since 2010 he has been the member of the Parliament. Currently, he is the member of the Committee on Social Welfare. In 2014 he was elected as the vice-speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly with great majority.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jobbik.hu/kepviseloink/sneider-tamas|title=Sneider Tamás|work=Jobbik.hu|access-date=7 May 2018|language=hu}}</ref>
Since 2010 he has been the member of the Parliament. Currently, he is the member of the Committee on Social Welfare. In 2014 he was elected as the vice-speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly with great majority.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jobbik.hu/kepviseloink/sneider-tamas|title=Sneider Tamás|work=Jobbik.hu|access-date=7 May 2018|language=hu}}</ref>


Since 2018 he was the president of Jobbik.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hvg.hu/itthon/20180512_Sneider_Tamas_a_Jobbik_uj_elnoke|title=Sneider Tamás a Jobbik új elnöke|last=Zrt.|first=HVG Kiadó|date=12 May 2018|work=hvg.hu|access-date=14 May 2018|language=hu}}</ref> He was considered the moderate candidate to be the new leader of the party in the Jobbik congress, which followed the party losing the [[2018 Hungarian parliamentary election]]. He ran against [[László Toroczkai]]. Sneider won the leadership with 53.8% of the votes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-jobbik/hardliners-in-hungarys-jobbik-demand-return-to-far-right-roots-idUSKCN1IN1MW|title=Hardliners in Hungary's Jobbik demand return to far-right roots|newspaper=Reuters|date=22 May 2018|last1=Dunai|first1=Marton}}</ref>
== Personal ==
Tamás Sneider is married and has three children: a daughter, Kitti and two sons, Erik and Márk.


In May 2020, he left the parliamentary group of Jobbik.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sneider Tamás, Farkas Gergely és Varga-Damm Andrea is kilép a Jobbik-frakcióból|url=https://index.hu/belfold/2020/05/27/sneider_tamas_lemond_a_parlamenti_alelnoksegrol_es_kilep_a_jobbik-frakciobol/|last=Tamás|first=Német|date=2020-05-27|website=index.hu|language=hu|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
== Controversies ==


In February 21 2021, he joined to the [[Civil Response]] political party.
* His political opponents have claimed that Sneider was active in the far-right skinhead movement during the 90s, including leading a violent cell in Eger. Sneider has dismissed these claims.
* According to the press he actively took part in the 2006 riots in Budapest.
* In 2014 Sneider told he would ask the Historical Archive of the State Security Organizations to provide him all the documents concerning him and immediately publish them.


== References ==
== References ==
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| title = [[Jobbik|President of Jobbik]]
| title = [[Jobbik|President of Jobbik]]
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| years = 2018–2020
| after = Incumbent
| after = [[Péter Jakab]]
}}
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 29 May 2023

Tamás Sneider
Tamás Sneider in 2017
President of Jobbik
In office
12 May 2018 – 25 January 2020
Preceded byGábor Vona
Succeeded byPéter Jakab
Member of the National Assembly
In office
14 May 2010 – 1 May 2022
Personal details
Born (1972-06-11) 11 June 1972 (age 51)
Eger, Hungary
Political partyMIÉP (2000–07)
Jobbik (2007–20)
Civil Response (2021–present)[1]
Children
  • Erik
  • Márk
  • Kitti
Alma materEszterházy Károly University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionWinemaker, Farmer

Tamás Sneider (born 11 June 1972) is a Hungarian politician, who was leader of the Jobbik from May 2018 to January 2020. Before that he was one of the vice-presidents of the party from 2009 to 2018. He was a member of the parliament from 2010 to 2022. Between 2010 and 2014 he served as the president of the Committee of Youth, Social and Family Policies of the Hungarian National Assembly. He was one of the deputy speakers of the National Assembly from 2014 to 2020 and member of the Committee on Social Welfare.[2]

Origins[edit]

Sneider's family has been living in Aldebrő in Heves County for 300 years. His ancestors were workers of German origin. His grandfather fought in World War II on the Eastern front and got wounded in the Battle of Torda.

Education[edit]

He graduated in 1991 from Agricultural Technical College of Eger. Since 2009 he studied history at Esterházy Károly University, Eger.

Political career[edit]

In 1992 he became a founding member of the Association of Patriotic Youth. Sneider was a leading figure of the far-right underground skinhead movement under the nom-de-guerre Roy in the early 1990s.[3] According to a court verdict, he physically assaulted a man of Romani origin. The court sentenced him to suspended prison at the time.[3]

In 2000 he joined MIÉP and became the president of the Eger branch. Between 2002 and 2006 he was the member of the city council of Eger. Between 2002 and 2007 he was the president of MIÉP in Heves county.[citation needed] Sneider participated in the occupation of MTV Headquarters during the 2006 protests in Hungary.[4]

In 2007 he became the member of Jobbik and was elected as the president of the party's local branch in Eger. Since 2009 he has become the party's president in Heves county. In the 2009 EP elections he ran on the 16th place of Jobbik's list. In 2009 he was elected as the vice-president of the party.[citation needed]

Since 2010 he has been the member of the Parliament. Currently, he is the member of the Committee on Social Welfare. In 2014 he was elected as the vice-speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly with great majority.[5]

Since 2018 he was the president of Jobbik.[6] He was considered the moderate candidate to be the new leader of the party in the Jobbik congress, which followed the party losing the 2018 Hungarian parliamentary election. He ran against László Toroczkai. Sneider won the leadership with 53.8% of the votes.[7]

In May 2020, he left the parliamentary group of Jobbik.[8]

In February 21 2021, he joined to the Civil Response political party.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Megvan, hogy hol folytatja Sneider Tamás". 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Az Országgyűlés tisztségviselői – Országgyűlés". parlament.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b Ami a Jobbik képviselőjelöltjeinek bemutatásából kimaradt, Hetek.hu, 2010. január 22.
  4. ^ Roy arcai: Sneider Tamás útja az alelnöki posztig, Népszabadság, 2014. május 7.
  5. ^ "Sneider Tamás". Jobbik.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  6. ^ Zrt., HVG Kiadó (12 May 2018). "Sneider Tamás a Jobbik új elnöke". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  7. ^ Dunai, Marton (22 May 2018). "Hardliners in Hungary's Jobbik demand return to far-right roots". Reuters.
  8. ^ Tamás, Német (27 May 2020). "Sneider Tamás, Farkas Gergely és Varga-Damm Andrea is kilép a Jobbik-frakcióból". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
Party political offices
Preceded by President of Jobbik
2018–2020
Succeeded by

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