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

Dávid Daróczi was born on April 19, 1972. His father, József Choli Daróczi (b. 1939), was a decorated Gypsy poet and teacher. 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.[1]

Death

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
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