The European Parliament has published MEPs’ wealth declarations on its site, including for Péter Magyar and members of his Tisza Party, reports Magyar Nemzet via Index.
Magyar currently only has income from his MEP seat, which he reportedly said could bring him some 2 billion forints (over €5 million) in under five years, a bit confusing as MEPs make some €8,000 a month net. Perhaps this is the total his party will be allocated for various expenses, staff and activities? Or he has other related ventures in mind? Given his history, Magyar definitely has a penchant for finding high-paying posts, as seen below, with monthly salaries ranging from 400,000 forints (€1,000) to 3.5 million forints (€8,900).
- Student Loan Centre Zrt., CEO (June 2019 – February 2022) – 3.5 million forints per month
- Student Loan Centre Ltd., Member of the Board of Directors (January 2021 – July 2022) – 400,000 forints per month
- Hiventures Zrt., Member of the Investment Committee (2021 – February 2024) – 400 000 forints per month
- Hodler Alapkezelő Zrt., Legal Director (April 2022 – March 2024) – 3 million forints per month
- Magyar Közút Zrt., Member of the Board of Directors (August – December 2022) – 1.9 million forints per year
- MBH Bank Nyrt., Member of the Supervisory Board (September 2022 – February 2024) – 1.5 million forints per month
- Magyar Közút Zrt., Member of the Board of Directors (January-December 2023) – 1.5 million forints per year
- Volánbusz Zrt., Member of the Board of Directors (April-December 2023) – 1.1 million forints per month
- Magyar Közút Zrt., Member of the Board of Directors (January-February 2024) – 1.8 million forints per year
Some of the Tisza Party’s other MEPs have also made good money. Dóra Dávid, who was second on the party’s list, made some 90 million forints (€230,000) a year as a legal advisor of Meta in London, a position she previously held starting in 2020. She now claims that she sold all her shares before running for her MEP seat and presumably has dropped all affiliations with the company.
Before his role in the Tisza Party, András Kulja made up to 3 million forints as a freelancer in undisclosed activities. Previously, he was paid as a surgical trainee at the Péterfy Hospital and the Manninger Jenő National Traumatology Institute, plus an on-call salary, earning some 2.4 million forints (€6,000) a month.
Eszter Lakos earned 2.9 million forints (€7,300) per month as Hungary’s permanent representative to the EU; she then made 1.2 million forints (€3,000) per month doing project work at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
Gabriella Gerzsenyi earned between 90,000 forints and 400,000 forints per year as a freelance writer. However, she had also worked at the European Commission for a monthly salary of 3.8 million forints (€9,600).
Kinga Kollár also worked for the European Commission before, for a monthly salary of 3.5 million forints (€9,000).
Zoltán Tarr received close to 1 million forints (€2,500) a month working in a state back office, so his MEP salary will be a nice boost.
Being an MEP definitely pays off financially. Question is, will Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party build up the political capital he needs to further rally voters back home in Hungary.
