Born in Kaposvár on 1 April 1948

Education:
Elementary and secondary school in Kaposvár
University: University of Agricultural Science in Gödöllő (1967-1972) full-time
ELTE Faculty of Political Science (1991-1993) correspondence

Qualifications:
Engineer-economist, business manager;
Doctor of Economic Sciences (1982).

Professional career:
1972-73 Agricultural Cooperative
1973-85 County and central administration of the Communist Youth Alliance and the Hungarian Socialist Workers? Party
1986-90 Chairman of the Soviet Council of Somogy County
1990-94 Chairman of the Council of Somogy County
1994-98 Executive director of "Hátszél" (Tailwind) business consulting firm
Regional Director of Földhitel és Jelzálogbank Rt. (Land Loan and Mortgage Bank Co. Ltd.)
1998-2006 Chairman of the Council of Somogy County  

Chief elected leader of Somogy County for 17 years, which makes him unrivalled in Hungary in this regard, just as the fact that he was elected to the Council as the representative of an NGO (Somogyért Egyesület - Association for Somogy County) and not as a party member. 

2006-tól Member of the Parliament, independent (Somogyért Szövetség ? Alliance for Somogy County)
2006-2007 Member of the Committee on Sports and Tourism, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Sports
15 May 2008 Minister for Local Governments of the Republic of Hungary.

Party affiliation:
1975-89 MSZMP (Hungarian Socialist Workers? Party)
1989 No party affiliation

Military service:
1966-67 and 1973: conscript soldier in the rank of reserve colonel
1986-1994 and 1998-2006: Chairman of the County Security Committee

Offices held in non-governmental organisations:
1994-1998 and from 2006 Councillor of the County Council
1994-1998 Member of the local government of the Town of Kaposvár of County Rank
1998- Member of the Hungarian Olympic Committee
1997-2001 Vice Chairman of the Hungarian Olympic Committee
1988-2005 Member of Presidium of the Hungarian Olympic Committee
1994- Founding member of the Association for Somogy County
1990-1994, then 2002-2006 Co-Chairman of the National Alliance of County Councils

1993-1994 Chairman of the Alps-Adriatic International Working Community
1980 Member of Presidium, Vice Chairman and Chairman of numerous national sports federations
2006-2008 Member of the National Council of the National Civic Fund
Vice Chairman of the National Alliance of Village Caterers for 4 years
Founding Chairman of the Third Side Association for Hungary
2002-2006 Co-Chairman of Regional Territorial Development Council
2003-2006 Chairman of Regional Health Council

Running for Parliament:
1990 independent candidate, fourth place in the first round
2002 candidate of the Centrum Party, third place in the first round (was the most supported candidate of the Centrum Party throughout Hungary
2006 Won both the first and the second round as candidate of the Alliance for Somogy County

Major recognitions:
Star Honour of the People's Republic of Hungary; Golden Ring of the "Award for Somogy"; Freeman of six settlements; Knight of the St. John's Hospital Order

Other:
Author of numerous technical, local and county governmental, societal policy and sports publications.

Character traits:
Excellent organisational skills, reliability, persistence, openness, accuracy and high workload-bearing capacity.