Hungarian politician (born 1989)
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.[1] He posts health education content to several platforms, the most popular of which is his TikTok account.[2]
Early life and career
Kulja was born in Nyíregyháza in 1989.[3] 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.[4] He researched depression at Semmelweis University, graduating in 2016, but left the field as he preferred to instead perform manual tasks.[4] Aiming to share healthcare information with a wide audience, he posted his first YouTube video in 2019, and his first TikTok video in 2021.[4] He began teaching at Semmelweis University in 2022.[4]
On 6 April 2024, Kulja attended a demonstration in Kossuth Square organized by Péter Magyar, and became committed to the Tisza Party.[5] 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.[2]
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