Torgyán, who was a lawyer by training, served as an MP in the 1990-2002 period, was president of the FKgP from 1991 to 2002, and Hungaryʼs minister of agriculture and rural development under the first Orbán government in 1998-2001.
Torgyán was hospitalized in December due to issues with his heart, according to Hungarian online news portal index.hu; however, the family declined to release further details on the condition of the politician.
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