Péter Róna

Peter Róna
Peter Róna in 2009
Personal details
Born
Péter Zsolt Róna

(1942-05-04) 4 May 1942
Miskolc, Hungary
Political partyJobbik (2024)
Other political
affiliations
LMP (2011–2018)
Independent (2018–2024)
SpouseKinga Róna
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
University of Oxford
OccupationEconomistLawyer
Péter Róna
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
Institutions
Notable ideasPhilosophy of economics

Péter Zsolt Róna (born 4 May 1942) is a Hungarian economist and lawyer. He has been fellow of Blackfriars Hall of the University of Oxford since 2010, where he lectures on the philosophical foundations of the social sciences. Róna was the nominee of the United for Hungary political alliance in the 2022 Hungarian presidential election.

Between 1986 and 1990 he was president and CEO of J. Henry Schroders bank. Between 1990 and 2004 he was founding president of the Hungarian subsidiary of the bus manufacturing company NABI, and president and CEO of Első Magyar Alap.

Róna was the nominee of the United for Hungary political alliance in the 2022 Hungarian presidential election. Two years later, he led Jobbik’s list in the 2024 European parliament election, where the party got 0,99%.