David Kovacs
American classical philologist
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| Intro | American classical philologist | |
| A.K.A. | P. David Kovacs Paul David Kovacs | |
| A.K.A. | P. David Kovacs Paul David Kovacs | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Professor Philologist | |
| Work field | Academia Social science | |
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| Religion: | Episcopal church | |
| Birth | 12 November 1945, Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. | |
| Age | 79 years |
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Dávid Kovács (born on 15 March 1976 in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician, historian and former founding member of the Jobbik – Movement for a Better Hungary. He served as inaugural chairman of the party from 2003 to 2006. Following retirement from politics in 2008, he became
an assistant professor of history in Károli Gáspár University.
Biography
Kovács was born in Budapest on 15 March 1976 as the younger son of Dr. Etele Kovács, vice dean at the University of Physical Education (TF) and Valéria Végh, a former elementary school teacher.
During his presidency the Jobbik entered into a coalition with the Hungarian Justice and Life Party (see: MIÉP–Jobbik Third Way Alliance of Parties) for the 2006 Hungarian parliamentary election. After the election, where the party alliance failed to win any parliamentary seats, he was succeeded by Gábor Vona, Kovács became one of the deputy chairmen of the Jobbik.
He did not support the establishment of the Magyar Gárda, as a result he left the party along with two prominent founding members on 10 March 2008.