# Lőrinc Mészáros

_Hungarian entrepreneur_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Lőrinc Mészáros (born 24 February 1966) is a Hungarian billionaire businessman and former politician who was mayor of the village of Felcsút from 2011 to 2018. With an estimated wealth of 1,749 billion forints (US$5.8 billion) as of 2025, he is the richest person in Hungary. Several media outlets refer to him as an "oligarch".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 24 February 1966 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22084400#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Székesfehérvár ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22084400#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Hungary ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22084400#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22084400#P106))
- **Spouse:** Andrea Várkonyi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22084400#P26))
- **Positions held:** mayor of a place in Hungary (19 June 2011 – 11 August 2018) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22084400#P39))

## About

Due to the perception that he owes his extreme wealth to his close ties to Fidesz and its leader Viktor Orbán, with whom he was childhood friends, Mészáros is one of the most controversial subjects of contemporary Hungarian social and political discourse. Since the 2010 Hungarian parliamentary election, in which Fidesz won a parliamentary supermajority sparking the Orbán era, Mészáros's wealth doubled annually and is regularly identified as Orbán's strawman. Mészáros acknowledged the significance of his relationship with Orbán, saying in 2017 that "[his] fortune is thanks to three factors: God, luck, and Viktor Orbán."

## Questions

**When was Lőrinc Mészáros born?**  
Lőrinc Mészáros was born on 24 February 1966 in Székesfehérvár.

**What positions has Lőrinc Mészáros held?**  
Positions held by Lőrinc Mészáros include: mayor of a place in Hungary (2011–2018).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lőrinc Mészáros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C5%91rinc_M%C3%A9sz%C3%A1ros) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q22084400](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22084400) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: FeHoVa 2024 (13).jpg by Elekes Andor (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FeHoVa_2024_(13).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Lőrinc Mészáros". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/lorinc-meszaros. Retrieved 14 November 2026.