was elected one of the quaestors of the European Parliament for the second half of the term (2007–2009). His name appeared in the 6th place in the candidacy list of MSZP during the 2009 European Parliament election in Hungary, but the party gained only 4 seats, thus Fazakas lost his mandate. Szabolcs Fazakas was elected to the European Court of Auditors on 7 May 2010, replacing Gejza Halász. During his nomination, Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch charged that he had voluntarily joined the Hungarian Secret Service during the communist dictatorship and worked there for more than 13 years as a secret agent, and was also involved in a suspicious arms procurement. Fazakas denied the charges and sued Deutsch. His mandate expired on 31 August 2017, he was replaced by Ildikó Pelczné Gáll. Personal life He was married to Judit Benkő. They had two sons, Gergely and Balázs. References Sources MTI Ki Kicsoda 2009, Magyar Távirati Iroda, Budapest, 2008, p. 310. Fazakas Szabolcs official page Fazakas Szabolcs on europarl.europa.eu Fazakas Szabolcs bio on mszp.hu 1947 births 2020 deaths Hungarian Socialist Party politicians Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Hungarian Socialist Party MEPs MEPs for Hungary 2004–2009 Ambassadors of Hungary to Germany Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2002–2006) Government ministers of Hungary