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Péter Magyar

Diplomat · Politician

Péter Magyar is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Magyar Péter · Peter Magyar · Péter Magyar · Πέτερ Μάγιαρ · Петер Мадьяр · 5 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	MP · 彼得·马加尔				[sources]
Birth date	1981-03-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Budapest				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Hungary				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Hungary				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current)				[sources]
First name	Péter				[sources]
Last name	Magyar				[sources]
Political association	Fidesz · Respect and Freedom Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q124488292				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2024-) · deputy party leader (2024-2024) · party leader (2024-)				[sources]
Education	Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2002-2002) · Pázmány Péter Catholic University (1998-2004)				[sources]
Source link	www.europarl.europa.eu				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-24	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2024-02-21

Descriptions

Hungarian lawyer, diplomat, political activist (1981–)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-16

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Pál Erőss Close Associate	maternal grandfather · relative	-	-

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)	-	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	-	-
Member of the European Parliament

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Judit Varga Politician	spouse	2006	2023

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,292

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

European Parliament Members934

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European Union · EP

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,148

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,383

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata325,932

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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