István Stumpf (born 5 August 1957) is a Hungarian lawyer, political scientist, sociologist, university professor, political science PhD, former constitutional justice at the Constitutional Court of Hungary (from July 2010 to July 2019).

[1] From 1991 to 1994 he was the youth policy adviser to the president of Hungary, Árpád Göncz.

In the beginning of 2021 February he was appointed for a term of 2 years as government commissioner responsible for model change of universities.

He graduated from Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law with degree in law in 1982, then he received a second degree in sociology from Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Humanities in 1985.

He habilitated in 2008 at Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law and Political Science.

In the following years he studied in the United States with German Marshall scholarship (1990) and IREX scholarship (Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, George Washington University) (1992-1993).

He participated in several courses, like The Council of Europe Summer Management and Language Course (Ealing College, London) (1989-1982) and Case Project for Central and Eastern Europe (Cascade Center for Public Service, Institute for Public Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Washington).

In 1982 he founded and directed the Eötvös Loránd University Bibó István Law College until 1988.

In 1991, he founded the "Századvég" Fin-de-siecle Political School and he was the head of it for two decades (1991-1998, 2002–2010).

From 1997 to 2008, he was an associate professor at Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science.

From 2019, he became private professor of The Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law.

·       Honorary citizen of Sátoraljaújhely, Sárospatak and Hercegkút ·        Harkály Award, Bibó István Law College, 2013 ·        Master Teacher Gold Medal, 2017 ·        Middle Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit, Grand Cross Star, 2019 ·        Ferenc Deák award, Lifetime achievement award of the legal Professionals, 2019 ·        István Bibó award, Award of the Hungarian Political Science Society, 2019 ·        Confrérie de Tokaj *       Director of István Bibó Law College at Eötvös Lóránd University, (1982–88) * Vice - President of Patriatic People's Front *       President, National Council of Hungarian Youth Organisations (1989–90) *       President, Századvég School of Politics & Századvég Foundation (Think-tank) (1991–98; 2002–2010) *       Deputy Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office (1998-2002) *       The political socialisation of youth *       Parties and party systems *       Electoral behaviour, party preferences *       Government structures – systems of governance *       Constitutionally limited government and separation of powers *       Separation of Powers and the Constitutional Courts *       Deep State, Administrative State, Jurocracy *       American constitutionalism ·        International Political Science Association, Research Committee for Comparative Studies of Electoral Systems and Research Committee on Political Socialization and Political Education, Presidium Member ·        Hungarian Political Science Association, Presidium Member ·        Hungarian Sociological Association ·        OTKA Legal and Social Sciences Committee, member ·        ELTE Faculty of Law, Political Science Doctoral school, doctoral advisor ·        Széchenyi István University Faculty of Law, Doctoral school ·        Harvard Club Hungary, member ·        NISPAcee (The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe) ·        European Judicial Network, Federalist Society, Member · New Hungarian Public Administration periodical, President of the Board of Trustees *       „Századvég”, journal of social sciences *       „Politikatudományi Szemle” ( Political Science Review)– Advisory Board *       „Nemzeti Érdek”( National Interest), journal of public policy *       „Falu”, journal of social science *       „Új Magyar Közigazgatás”,( New Hungarian Public Administration) journal of public administration - President of the Editorial Board *       Member of the editorial board of „Hungarian Parliamentary Review” *   Hungarian conservative Editorial Board Monographies: Az Országház kapujában.

Erős állam-alkotmányos korlátok (Strong State- Constitutional Limits).

MCC Press Kft, 1067 p. Budapest 2021 The most important papers in English: Reinventing Government and the Separation of Powers, ACTA JURIDICA HUNGARICA: HUNGARIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES 57: (1) pp. 42–58.

Governance and Public Policy – The first year of the Gyurcsány Government = Central European Political Science Review, Quarterly of Central European Political Science Association, 2006, Vol.

Political participation, voting behaviour and partisan attitudes In: Democracy, socialization and conflicting loyalties in East and West.

:  Farnen RF, Dekker H, Meyenberg R, German DB) London: Macmillan, 1996. pp. 121–133.

: Béla K Király, András Bozóki) New York: Columbia University Press, 1995.

The most important papers in Hungarian: A kormány alkotmányos jogállása, ÚJ MAGYAR KÖZIGAZGATÁS 8: (2) pp. 8–14.

A tulajdonhoz való jog állam általi korlátozásának határai: Az Alkotmánybíróság döntéseinek elemzése.

G Fodor Gábor, Stumpf István: Neoweberi állam és jó kormányzás, NEMZETI ÉRDEK 2: (7) pp. 5–26.

: Gombár Csaba-Körösényi András-Lengyel László-Stumpf István-Tölgyessy Péter) Századvég Kiadó, 2006.

(Co-author: Gábor G. Fodor) A kormány a reformkényszer és a bizalomvesztés hálójában.

(Co-author: Gábor G. Fodor) „A szuperkapitalizmus” válsága avagy erős állam és társadalmi kiegyezés.

= Közigazgatási Szemle, Magyar Közlöny Lap- és könyvkiadó, 2008, Budapest, 16–23.

A szocialista-liberális koalíció felbomlása és a kisebbségi kormányzás kihívása = Magyarország Politikai Évkönyve 2008-ról.

= Jobb közigazgatás helyben járás és visszafejlődés helyett (ed.

: Sándor Péter-Stumpf Anna-Vass László L.) DKMKA 2009., Budapest Kormányzati kihívások és pártrendszer koncentrálódása.

Alkotmányozási dilemmák: a régi és az új Alkotmány.

[2] Anna Stumpf Smith Lacey works as executive director of The Hungary Initiatives Foundation.