Gábor Fodor is a Hungarian jurist, liberal politician, the former president of the Alliance of Free Democrats

Alliance of Free Democrats

The Alliance of Free Democrats – Hungarian Liberal Party is a liberal party in Hungary, led since July 2010 by Viktor Szabadai . The SZDSZ is a member of the ELDR and of Liberal International...

 (SZDSZ), he held the position between 2008–2009. Fodor resigned due to the results of the European Parliament election, 2009 (Hungary)

European Parliament election, 2009 (Hungary)

The European Parliament election of 2009 in Hungary was the election of the delegation from Hungary to the European Parliament in 2009. Hungary delegated 22 members to the European Parliament based on the Nice treaty and the election took place on the 7th of June.-Candidates:Among the candidates...

. Fodor was Minister of Education between 1994–1995 and Minister of Environmental Protection and Water between 2007–2008. He was elected in an internal SZDSZ election to the post of party leader in June 2008 with 346 votes to 344. This was an unscheduled election prompted by problems around the verification of the result of the previous vote.

He was a founding member of the Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union

Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union

The Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union is a major conservative party in Hungary. At the 2010 election in Hungary, Fidesz-KDNP won a two-thirds majority of seats by gaining 52% of the votes, with Fidesz winning 227 seats and KDNP winning 36...

, he left it in 1993.

Interesting sidenote: as many of the leaders of the SZDSZ, he is tall: his height is 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m).