László György (economist)

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Born (1980-03-02) March 2, 1980 (age 46)
Budapest
Status
  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) (2013–2017); PhD student and junior teaching assistant since 2005
  • Research Fellow, Széchenyi István University (since 2024)
  • Associate Professor, Institute of Economics, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) (since 2017)
  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Neumann János University (since 2017)
  • Director, Pallas Athéné Domus Mentis Public Foundation (2017–2018)
  • Economic Policy Analyst and Lead Economist, Századvég Economic Research Ltd. (2012–2018)
  • State Secretary for Economic Strategy and Regulation, Ministry of Innovation and Technology (2018–2022)
  • State Secretary for Innovation and Higher Education, Ministry of Culture and Innovation (2022–2023)
  • Government Commissioner, Ministry of National Economy (2023–2025)
  • Government Commissioner, Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office (2025–present)
NationalityHungarian
EducationPhD, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (2013)
MBA, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (2008)
MSc, CEMS program, University of St. Gallen (2004)
MSc, Corvinus University of Budapest (2003)
OccupationEconomist, policy expert, academic, politician
Known forFounder of Teach for Hungary program; and VALI – personalized entrepreneurial information portal
AwardsHonorary Székely (2022)
Honorary University Professor, University of Debrecen (2023)
Websitevali.hu
Facebook
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László György (born 2 March 1980) is a Hungarian economist, academic, and politician. Since February 2025, he has served as Government Commissioner responsible for economic strategy and management of the Teach for Hungary program, reporting directly to the Prime Minister of Hungary.[1] He is the founder of the Teach for Hungary program and the VALI entrepreneurial information portal.[2]

Education

He grew up in Pomáz and completed his secondary education at the Békásmegyeri Veres Péter Gimnázium. He earned his master’s degrees in 2003 and 2004 at the Corvinus University of Budapest and in Switzerland through the CEMS program at the University of St. Gallen. In 2008, he obtained an MBA, followed by a PhD in 2013 from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. His doctoral dissertation, entitled Certain Economic Policy Aspects of Social Convergence, examined economic policy measures supporting social advancement in Hungary and compared them with the social integration of the Malay minority in Singapore.

Professional career

From 2001 to 2011, he supported the career of his brother, Ádám György, a Hungarian pianist and recipient of the Franz Liszt Prize.[3]

Political career

Since 25 February 2025, he has served as government commissioner responsible for economic strategies and for the management of the Teach for Hungary program, reporting directly to the Prime Minister of Hungary.[4] Between December 2022 and February 2025, László György served as government commissioner responsible for professional contributions to economic strategy and for coordinating the Teach for Hungary program. Between May and December 2022, he worked as Minister of State for Innovation and Higher Education at the Ministry of Culture and Innovation.[5] His portfolio included the fields of innovation, enterprise development, higher education, vocational training, and science policy. From 2018 to 2022, he was Minister of State for Economic Strategy and Regulation at the Ministry for Innovation and Technology.[6] He was also associated with the Economic Protection Action Plan, which was based on five main pillars: job retention, job creation, strengthening priority sectors, financing enterprises, and protecting families and pensioners.[7][8][9][10]

In 2018, together with Gabriella Hajnal – President of the Klebelsberg Center[11] – and Zita Horváth – then Deputy State Secretary responsible for higher education – he launched the Teach for Hungary program. The program supports primary school students living in small settlements to successfully complete their studies; moreover, it is about mutual learning, strengthening communities, and taking responsible care of the future of Hungarian society as a whole. In 2025, the program had 1,008 mentors and 4,227 mentees, involving 110 primary schools and 21 universities.[12][13][14]

He is the founder of VALI – a personalized entrepreneurial information portal where Hungarian businesses can receive customized information about discounted loans, grants, state subsidies, and training opportunities. In November 2022 – one year after the launch – more than 10,300 users had registered.[15][16][17][18]

Academic career

László György began his academic and research career in 2005 at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, where he worked first as an assistant lecturer and from 2013 to 2017 as an associate professor, teaching economic policy, foreign economic policy, and international political theory.[19]

Since 2024, he has been a research fellow at Széchenyi István University.[20] Since 2017, he has served as an associate professor at the Faculty of Economics of John von Neumann University[21] and as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business of Eötvös Loránd University[22], where he teaches international political economy in both Hungarian and English.

Scientific Publications and Research

His first book Egyensúlyteremtés – a gazdaságpolitika missziója, was published in 2017,[23] followed in 2019 by the expanded English version, Creating Balance – the Mission of Economic Policy.[24] The book presents the milestones of Hungarian economic policy after 2010, offers a diagnosis of the global economy, interprets the decisions of Hungarian policymakers, and outlines potential directions for future economic strategy.

In 2024, his second book The Middle-Class Revolution – A Meritocratic Strategy for the 21st Century, was published. The book addresses challenges related to the erosion of the middle class and the increasing polarization of societies. It presents a practical, data-driven strategy rooted in Hungary’s experience, where the middle class expanded by 20 percentage points within a decade through policies that reward work, responsibility, and ambition.[25] The book also highlights the connection between strengthening the middle class and fostering the sustainable growth of well-being, for which the Makronóm Institute has developed the Harmonious Growth Index (HNI).

In August 2025, the English edition of the book was published by World Scientific Publishing. The Hungarian edition featured a foreword by Márton Békés, editor-in-chief of Kommentár, while the English edition was honored with a foreword by Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán. The book was also endorsed by George Yeo, former minister of Singapore.[26]

References

  1. ↑ "Közlöny: Mi kormánybiztos?". 24.hu. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "A harmóniakeresés iskolája – Magyar Kurír". Magyar Kurír. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ádám György – AGP Agency". agpagency.com. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Közlöny: Mi kormánybiztos?". 24.hu. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  5. ↑ [https://kormany.hu/kulturalis-es-innovacios-miniszterium Ministry of Culture and Innovation – kormany.hu]
  6. ↑ "Államtitkár – Innovációs és Technológiai Minisztérium". Kormany.hu. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "ITM: Államtitkár: a Gazdaságvédelmi Akcióterv rövid távon eredményes volt". Mandiner. August 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "György László: Százmilliárdos pályázati programokkal segítjük a vállalkozásokat és fontos újítások jönnek". Portfolio.hu. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "A Gazdaságvédelmi Akciótervvel a kormány eddig 720 ezer vállalkozást ért el". Kormany.hu. 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Augusztus végéig négyezer vállalkozás kaphatja meg a támogatást". Kormany.hu. 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Klebelsberg Center – President". kk.gov.hu. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Teach for Hungary – Official site". tanitsunk.hu. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "György László: Tanítsunk Magyarországért – Index.hu". Index.hu. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Scheer Sándor: Tanítsunk Magyarországért program". Index.hu. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "VALI – Personalized Entrepreneurial Information Portal". vali.hu. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  16. ↑ "Megújult a NGM vállalkozásfejlesztési háttérintézménye". Behaviour.hu. January 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "Dél-Korea és a magyar innováció – Makronóm". Makronom.eu. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "György László: Évértékelés – Mandiner Makronóm". Mandiner. January 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "György László – BME TDK". Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Statisztika, Pénzügy és Kontrolling Tanszék – Széchenyi István University". kgk.sze.hu. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  21. ↑ "Nemzetközi Gazdasagtan Tanszék – Neumann János Egyetem". gtk.nje.hu. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  22. ↑ "Összehasonlító Gazdaságtan Tanszék – ELTE GTK". gtk.elte.hu. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  23. ↑ "'Ez jön a neoliberális közgazdaságtan után' – Mandiner". Mandiner. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  24. ↑ "'Ultralabanc és mélykuruc helyett patrióta' – Mandiner". Mandiner. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  25. ↑ "A középosztály forradalma – Mandiner interview". Mandiner. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  26. ↑ "György László könyvét a World Scientific adta ki angol nyelven". Index.hu. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

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