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Dávid Daróczi

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Dávid Daróczi
Spokesman of the Government of Hungary
with Bernadett Budai
In office
19 June 2007 – 24 April 2009
Preceded byEmese Danks
Succeeded byBernadett Budai
Personal details
Born(1972-04-19)April 19, 1972
Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary
Died2 April 2010(2010-04-02) (aged 37)
Budapest, Hungary
Professionjournalist, politician, spokesman

Dávid Daróczi (né József Daróczi) (April 19, 1972 – April 2, 2010) was a coach and spokesman for former Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and the government from June 2007 to April 2009.

Life

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Dávid Daróczi was born on April 19, 1972. His father, József Choli Daróczi (b. 1939), was a decorated Gypsy poet and teacher.[1] Daróczi, an ethnic Roma, had degrees in theology from Pázmány Péter Catholic University and in business marketing from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He had worked as a journalist before becoming a government spokesman in 2007, and worked at a communications firm until his death.[2]

Death

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He committed suicide in Budapest on April 2, 2010, just 16 days before his 38th birthday. Police did not disclose the method of suicide, only that a preliminary investigation ruled out homicide.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Dávid Daróczi". www.romnet.hu. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Tang, Anne (2010-04-03). "Former Hungarian gov't spokesman commits suicide". xinhuanet.com. Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.