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András Kulja
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
16 July 2024
ConstituencyHungary
Personal details
Born
András Tivadar Kulja

(1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 35)
Nyíregyháza, Hungary
Political partyTisza Party
Other political
affiliations
European People's Party
Alma materSemmelweis University
TikTok information
Page
Followers371 thousand
Likes5.5 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.[1] He posts health education content to several platforms, the most popular of which is his TikTok account.[2]

Early life and career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "The results of the European Parliament election". National Election Office.
  2. ^ a b "Péter Magyar can make people get out of their armchairs, his MEP candidate says". Telex.hu. 8 June 2024.
  3. ^ "András Tivadar Kulja". European Parliament.
  4. ^ a b c d "A TikTok András dokija: célom a videóimmal a hiteles és érthető edukáció és prevenció!". WEBBeteg (in Hungarian). 9 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Kulja András: Előfordul, hogy egy kórházi osztály nem vallja be a szakemberhiányt, inkább kozmetikázza a számokat". Népszava (in Hungarian). 6 June 2024.