Levente Riz

Levente Riz
Mayor of Rákosmente District XVII, Budapest
In office 1 October 2006 – 19 September 2019
Preceded by	Attila Hoffmann
Succeeded by	TBD
Member of the National Assembly
In office 14 May 2010 – 5 May 2014
Personal details
Born	(1974-12-02)2 December 1974 Budapest, Hungary
Died	19 September 2019(2019-09-19) (aged 44) Budapest, Hungary
Political party	Fidesz (1997–2019)
Profession	Educator, political scientist

The native form of this personal name is Riz Levente. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Levente Riz (2 December 1974^[1] – 19 September 2019^[2]) was a Hungarian educator and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Rákosmente (Budapest Constituency XXV) from 2010 to 2014.^[3] He was the mayor of Rákosmente (District XVII, Budapest) since October 1, 2006.^[1] He was a member of the Economic and Information Technology Committee from 14 May 2010 to 5 May 2014.^[3]

On 13 August 2019, Riz announced that he would not run as a candidate for mayor of Rákosmente in the 2019 Hungarian local elections, citing health issues.^[4] He died on 19 September 2019, aged 44.^[5]

References

1. "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
2. "Meghalt Riz Levente". index.hu. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
3. "Register". Országgyűlés.
4. Tamás, Fábián (12 August 2019). "Nem indul újra a XVII. kerület fideszes polgármestere". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
5. "Meghalt Riz Levente". index.hu. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.