| Order 1 | Member of the National Assembly |
|---|---|
| Term start 1 | 14 May 2010 |
| Term end 1 | 5 May 2014 |
| Birth date | 17 July 1979 (age 47) |
| Birth place | Szikszó, Hungary |
| Profession | salesman, politician |
| Party | Jobbik (2007–c. 2018) MERT (2018–?) |
Gergely Rubi (born 17 July 1979) is a Hungarian salesman and politician, who was the member of the National Assembly (MP) between 2010 and 2014, sitting as a politician of the far-right Jobbik.
Biography
Gergely Rubi was born in Szikszó on 17 July 1979. He graduated from the Trade and Catering Vocational School, majoring in food and chemical goods trading, in 1997. He then worked in the media as a director and cameraman in various towns (Encs, Nyíregyháza, Hajdúhadház).[1]
He joined Jobbik in 2007, founding and presiding its party branch in Hajdúhadház. He was elected vice-president of the party's Hajdú–Bihar County branch in the summer of 2009.[1] He was elected Member of Parliament via the party's county regional list in the 2010 Hungarian parliamentary election. He was a member of the parliament's National Defense and Law Enforcement Committee from 2010 to 2014, and the National Security Committee for a brief time in October–December 2010.[2]
Rubi lost his parliamentary mandate in the 2014 Hungarian parliamentary election. By early 2018, he left Jobbik and became a vocal opponent of Gábor Vona's moderation policy, the aim of which was the process of the party becoming from a far-right force to a centre-right people's party. In this capacity, Rubi was often interviewed by pro-government media (for instance, Echo TV) during the campaign ahead to the 2018 Hungarian parliamentary election. He interrupted a residents' forum held by Vona in February 2018, which many called a scene staged by the pro-government media. In November 2018, he announced he founded the Solutions, Balance, Order and Preparedness (MERT) party,[3] which, however, never participated in an election.
References
- ^ Virág, Rudolf (ed.) (2010). Országgyűlési képviselők 2010. Képviselői almanach (in Hungarian). Választási füzetek 170., Országgyűlés. p. 168.
- ^ "Register". Országgyűlés. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ^ "Új pártot alapít a kormánymédiában futtatott volt jobbikos képviselő" (in Hungarian). 444.hu. 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2026-04-03.