István Ujhelyi

UN Tourism Ambassador to the EU

Dr. István Ujhelyi is Former Member of the European Parliament. He was an MEP from May 2014; he has been the Vice-Chair of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, member in the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, substitute member in the Public Health subcommittee, and he is the inventor of the European Health Union Network. Up until his mandate in the EU Parliament, he held several significant offices in Hungarian national politics. First, István was member of the Municipality Government of Szeged, then became a member of the Hungarian National Assembly from 2002. In 2006, he became State Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, then the President of the National Tourism Committee. In 2009-2010, he was State Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office, and between 2010-2014, he was Deputy Speaker in the Hungarian National Assembly. István is currently UN Tourism Ambassador to the EU, President of Board of Bella Vista Institute of Higher Education Switzerland (BVIS), and Global Vice-President of Hiseas International Tourism Travel Group. He holds a law degree from József Attila University of Szeged. Married, father of six.