Dr. Miklós Szánthó

Director General of the Center for Fundamental Rights

Dr. Miklós Szánthó is a lawyer, political analyst. He has been the Director of the Center for Fundamental Rights, Hungary since its foundation in 2013. He has been a member of the board of the Central European Press and Media Foundation since 2018 and serves as the chairman of the board since 2019. He is the co-author and co-editor of numerous legal and political publications and books, and he is a frequent speaker at international conferences and political shows. He believes both in his personal life and professional work in the sanctity of God, nation and the family. In recognition of his high-quality work as a legal and political analyst, as well as his publications in Hungarian and foreign languages, President János Áder awarded the Knight's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit to Director Szánthó in March 2021. He is married and the father of a daughter and a son.