| András KuljaMEP | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Hungary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | András Tivadar Kulja (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 35) Nyíregyháza, Hungary |
| Political party | Tisza Party |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
| Alma mater | Semmelweis University |
| TikTok information | |
| Page | |
| Followers | 371 thousand |
| Likes | 5.5 million |
Last updated: 20 July 2024 | |
András Tivadar Kulja (born 17 September 1989) is a Hungarian doctor, internet personality, and politician of the Tisza Party who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024. He posts health education content to several platforms, the most popular of which is his TikTok account.
Early life and career
Kulja was born in Nyíregyháza in 1989. His mother is a psychiatrist and another family member is a veterinarian, leading him to assist in veterinary surgeries and deciding to become a surgeon. He researched depression at Semmelweis University, graduating in 2016, but left the field as he preferred to instead perform manual tasks. Aiming to share healthcare information with a wide audience, he posted his first YouTube video in 2019, and his first TikTok video in 2021. He began teaching at Semmelweis University in 2022.
On 6 April 2024, Kulja attended a demonstration in Kossuth Square organized by Péter Magyar, and became committed to the Tisza Party. He left his job as a surgical trainee at two Budapest hospitals the same month, since his employment limited his ability to speak openly about Hungarian healthcare.
References
- "The results of the European Parliament election". National Election Office.
- ^ "Péter Magyar can make people get out of their armchairs, his MEP candidate says". Telex.hu. 8 June 2024.
- "András Tivadar Kulja". European Parliament.
- ^ "A TikTok András dokija: célom a videóimmal a hiteles és érthető edukáció és prevenció!". WEBBeteg (in Hungarian). 9 February 2024.
- "Kulja András: Előfordul, hogy egy kórházi osztály nem vallja be a szakemberhiányt, inkább kozmetikázza a számokat". Népszava (in Hungarian). 6 June 2024.
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