# Tibor Navracsics becomes EU Commissioner

Date: 2014

On 1 November 2014 [Tibor Navracsics](/people/tibor-navracsics), nominated by Prime Minister [Viktor Orbán](/people/mig-actor-viktor-orban) while serving as Hungary's foreign minister, became European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport. MEPs had removed citizenship from the portfolio originally proposed for him before approving the Commission.

## People

- Tibor Navracsics: https://factrail.ai/people/tibor-navracsics

## Sources

- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29507536
- https://www.politico.eu/article/navracsics-named-as-hungarys-european-commissioner/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/navracsics-commissioner-2014-11-01