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He was invited to, and became a member of, the County General Assembly in 1991. With support from the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF), the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP), Fidesz and the Independent Smallholders' Party (FKGP), he was elected Mayor of Zalaegerszeg on 11 December 1994 and re-elected in October 1998 with the support of Fidesz, the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF), the Hungarian Christian Democratic Alliance (MKDSZ) and the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP). In October 1998 he was elected member of the Zala County Assembly. From December of the same year he was chairman and since 2000 he has been deputy chairman of the Cultural Committee of the Alliance of Cities with County Status.