Zoltán Tanács at a campaign event in Győr
Péter Magyar announced yesterday on his Facebook page that he has appointed Zoltán Tanács to head the Ministry of Science and Technology. As minister, Tanács will be responsible for ensuring that “Hungary becomes a modern, digital, innovative, and successful country,” reports Magyar Nemzet.
According to the TISZA chairman, Zoltán Tanács will also be tasked with ensuring that all citizens and businesses can access modern, convenient, mobile-friendly, and secure digital services, while at the same time ensuring that government data assets create added value and that dealing with government agencies becomes easier and more convenient.
Tanács worked as a management and IT consultant at IFUA Horváth & Partners for over 25 years, from 1999 to March 2025.
The international company, founded in Hungary, is one of Germany’s largest leading consulting firms, generates revenue of 300 million euros, and employs more than 2,000 people worldwide.
Under the socialist government of Ferenc Gyurcsány, the company won numerous public tenders, generating billions in revenue in the public sector. At that time, Tanács was already holding leadership positions within the company.
Péter Magyar (m), Zoltán Tanács (l), and Finance Minister-designate András Kármán. Photo: MTI/Bruzák Noémi
Tanács stepped down from his position as executive and owner in March 2025 and, after a break of about six months, joined the TISZA Party at the end of last summer.
In an interview with the “Management and Controlling Portal” in January, Tanács spoke about human workers. In the context of bots for corporate and customer service, for example, he stated that these respond to everything 70% faster than conventional human workers, which is why it is worth using the new technology.
He added that, due to technological changes, a great many people will lose their jobs, perform their work differently, or drop out of the system because they are no longer able to learn the new skills.
Péter Magyar’s advisor went even further during his first public political appearance. Even in the first episode of the podcast “Tiszta Hang,” he could not get past his own biases and, in line with his earlier views, cynically remarked that it wasn’t worth creating jobs for workers since they would soon be replaced by robots anyway.
Via Magyar Nemzet; Featured image: MTI/Krizsán Csaba
