Ilona Ékes | |
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Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 16 May 2006 – 5 May 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1953 Budapest, Hungary |
Political party | Fidesz |
Profession | politician |
Ilona Ékes (born 1953) [1] is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Budapest Regional List between 2010 and 2014. She was also a Member of Parliament from her party, the Fidesz's National List between 2006 and 2010. [2]
She was a member of the Committee on Human Rights, Minority, Civic and Religious Affairs from 19 October 2006 to 5 May 2014. [2]
Ékes, wrote to the police to ban a gay pride event in Budapest, saying that homosexuality was a mental illness and demonstrators would scandalise people, as they did in previous years, when homosexual activists imitated sexual intercourse on stage and other activists were allegedly blasphemous. [3] [4] According to Ékes, the demonstrations would harm youngsters, whose school season was to start on the same day.[ clarification needed] [5]
Ilona Ékes | |
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Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 16 May 2006 – 5 May 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1953 Budapest, Hungary |
Political party | Fidesz |
Profession | politician |
Ilona Ékes (born 1953) [1] is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Budapest Regional List between 2010 and 2014. She was also a Member of Parliament from her party, the Fidesz's National List between 2006 and 2010. [2]
She was a member of the Committee on Human Rights, Minority, Civic and Religious Affairs from 19 October 2006 to 5 May 2014. [2]
Ékes, wrote to the police to ban a gay pride event in Budapest, saying that homosexuality was a mental illness and demonstrators would scandalise people, as they did in previous years, when homosexual activists imitated sexual intercourse on stage and other activists were allegedly blasphemous. [3] [4] According to Ékes, the demonstrations would harm youngsters, whose school season was to start on the same day.[ clarification needed] [5]