Iuliu Ilyés

Iuliu Ilyés (born April 25, 1957, in Satu Mare) is a Romanian engineer and politician of Hungarian ethnicity. A member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), he was the mayor of Satu Mare for two terms, from 2004 until 2012. Between 1996 and 2004 he was the deputy mayor of the city.

Biography He was born to ethnic Hungarian parents in Satu Mare. After graduating high school, he studied engineering at the Polytechnic University of Timișoara, graduating in 1982. He was re-elected at the 2008 local elections when he obtained 48% and his main competitor Dorel Coica obtained 26.5% of the total votes. Following a rematch at the 2012 local elections, Coica finished ahead, defeating Ilyés on a 49–37.9 margin.

Within the UDMR, Ilyés has served as President of the Satu Mare County Chapter since 1999, and since 2005 he is president of the National Council of Local UDMR Mayors.