# Gyürk becomes head of the Fidesz delegation in the EP

Date: 2010

From autumn 2010 [András Gyürk](/people/andras-gyurk) led the Fidesz-KDNP delegation in the European Parliament, and was later re-elected delegation leader. He was chosen on 7 September 2010 in a leadership vote that followed [Pál Schmitt](/people/pal-schmitt)'s departure to become Hungary's president, when [József Szájer](/people/jozsef-szajer) became the group's chairman.

## People

- András Gyürk: https://factrail.ai/people/andras-gyurk

## Sources

- https://24.hu/belfold/2010/09/07/szajer_lett_elnok_schmitt/
- https://www.eppgroup.eu/hu/amit-csinalunk/with-eu-countries/magyarorszag/gyurk-andrast-ismet-delegaciovezetove-valasztottak
- https://gyurkandras.hu/hu/bemutatkozas/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/gyurk-fidesz-ep-delegation-leader-2010