Ibolya Dávid

Ibolya Dávid (born 1954 in Baja, Hungary) is a Hungarian lawyer, politician, she was the president of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) between 1999 and 2010. Dávid was the Hungarian Minister of Justice between 1998 and 2002. She was the only female Minister in the government of Viktor Orbán. After the MDF fraction was disbanded, Dávid was a member of the Hungarian Parliament as an independent. Dávid made the controversial decision to nominate Lajos Bokros, a former minister in Gyula Horn's MSZP government, to the European Parliament election on the MDF party list which led to some members leaving the party.

Ibolya Dávid
Ibolya in 2006
Minister of Justice
In office
8 July 1998 – 27 May 2002
Prime MinisterViktor Orbán
Preceded byPál Vastagh
Succeeded byPéter Bárándy
Personal details
Born (1954-08-12) 12 August 1954
Baja, People's Republic of Hungary
Political partyMDF
Children2
ProfessionPolitician, jurist
The native form of this personal name is Dávid Ibolya. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

In the 2010 parliamentary election the Hungarian Democratic Forum continued its downward trend and missed the 5% electoral threshold, leaving it shut out of parliament. Ibolya Dávid resigned on 11 April 2010, after the first round. Károly Herényi became her acting successor.

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