Ferenc Koncz (2 October 1959 – 10 July 2020)[1] was a Hungarian teacher and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Szerencs (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Constituency XI) from 2010 to 2014, and for Tiszaújváros (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Constituency VI) from 2018 until his death.
After completing his compulsory military service he studied mathematics and physics between 1983 and 1987, initially at Bessenyei György Teacher Training College in Nyíregyháza for two years, then at the Teacher Training College Faculty of Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest for another two years.
He taught in Budapest for a year, then moved to teach in Rákóczi Zsigmond Elementary School in Szerencs.
[2] A joint candidate of Fidesz and the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) in 2002, he lost to György Szabó (MSZP) by two votes in a memorably tight competition as a result of a court decision, and did not make it to Parliament even from the list.
[2] Koncz did not run in the 2014 parliamentary election due to the newly adopted conflict of interest law.
The Fidesz nominated Koncz as MP candidate for Tiszaújváros in the 2018 parliamentary election, replacing Roland Mengyi, who was charged with corruption.
He functioned as a member of the Committee on Sustainable Development and President of its Subcommittee on Climate Protection from 2018 until his death.
Their relationship had deteriorated in the following year, because Koncz "retained his influence in the town hall" and attempted to manage municipal affairs by bypassing the mayor.
[6] He was succeeded as MP for Tiszaújváros by his daughter and fellow Fidesz member Zsófia Koncz, who was elected during a by-election in October 2020.