József SZÁJER

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Constituencies

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Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt Hungary 2019/07/02 - 2021/01/01
Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt Hungary 2014/07/01 - 2019/07/01
Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Keresztény Demokrata Néppárt Hungary 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30
Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség Hungary 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség Hungary 2004/05/01 - 2004/07/19
Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség Hungary 2003/04/18 - 2004/04/30

Groups

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PPE-DE Observer Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 2003/04/18 - 2004/04/30
PPE-DE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 2004/05/01 - 2004/07/19
PPE-DE Vice-Chair Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 2004/07/20 - 2004/11/13
PPE-DE Vice-Chair Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 2004/11/14 - 2007/02/14
PPE-DE Vice-Chair Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 2007/02/15 - 2009/07/13
PPE Vice-Chair Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30
PPE Vice-Chair Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2014/07/01 - 2019/07/01
PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2019/07/02 - 2021/01/01

Committees

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Role	Committee	Start	End
Observer of	Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs	2003/05/15	2004/04/30
Member of	Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs	2004/05/03	2004/07/19
Substitute of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2004/07/21	2004/09/14
Member of	Subcommittee on Human Rights	2004/07/21	2004/09/15
Member of	Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Subcommittee on Security and Defence	2004/07/22	2004/10/11
Substitute of	Committee on Legal Affairs	2004/09/16	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Legal Affairs	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on Constitutional Affairs	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Legal Affairs	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Member of	Committee on Constitutional Affairs	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Committee on Legal Affairs	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis	2009/10/08	2009/10/13
Member of	Committee on Constitutional Affairs	2012/01/19	2014/06/30
Substitute of	Committee on Legal Affairs	2012/01/19	2014/06/30
Substitute of	Committee on International Trade	2014/07/01	2017/01/18
Member of	Committee on Legal Affairs	2014/07/01	2017/01/18
Substitute of	Committee on International Trade	2017/01/19	2019/07/01
Member of	Committee on Legal Affairs	2017/01/19	2019/07/01
Member of	Committee on Legal Affairs	2019/07/02	2021/01/01

Delegations

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Role	Delegation	Start	End
Member of	Delegation for relations with Japan	2004/09/15	2007/03/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with Mercosur	2004/09/15	2007/03/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with Mercosur	2007/03/14	2007/03/28
Member of	Delegation for relations with Japan	2007/03/14	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the United States	2007/03/21	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly	2007/05/23	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries	2009/09/16	2014/06/30
Member of	Delegation for relations with the United States	2009/09/16	2014/06/30
Substitute of	Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly	2009/09/16	2014/06/30
Member of	Delegation for relations with the United States	2014/07/14	2019/07/01
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the United States	2019/07/02	2021/01/01

Contact

Homepage

https://szajer.fidesz-eu.hu/hu/

Email

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Brussels

Phone: 0032 2 28 45871
Fax: 0032 2 28 49871
Office: Bât. ALTIERO SPINELLI 12E108
Full Address
- City: Bruxelles/Brussel
- Zip: B-1047
- Street: 60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

Strasbourg

Phone: 0033 3 88 1 75871
Fax: 0033 3 88 1 79871
Office: Bât. LOUISE WEISS T10053
Full Address
- City: Strasbourg
- Zip: CS 91024 - F-67070
- Street: 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman

Rapporteur

Type	Dossier	Committee	Title
Responsible Committee Shadow	2020/2019(INL)	JURI Legal Affairs	Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online
Opinion Committee Shadow	2020/2018(INL)	['JURI']	Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market
Former Responsible Committee	2017/0035(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers: implementing acts at appeal committee level
Former Responsible Committee	2016/0400B(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Adapting a number of legal acts to Articles 290 and 291 TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing acts)
Former Responsible Committee	2016/0400B(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Adapting a number of legal acts to Articles 290 and 291 TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing acts)
Responsible Committee	2016/0400A(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Adapting a number of legal acts to Articles 290 and 291 TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing acts)
Former Responsible Committee	2016/0399(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Adapting a number of legal acts in the area of justice to Article 290 TFEU (Commission delegated acts)
Responsible Committee	2013/0365(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Aligning a number of legal acts with the TFEU: Commission delegated and implementing powers
Responsible Committee	2013/0220(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Aligning a number of legal acts in the area of Justice with the TFEU (Article 290, Commission delegated powers)
Responsible Committee	2013/0218(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Aligning a number of legal acts with the TFEU (Article 290, Commission delegated powers)
Responsible Committee	2012/2323(INI)	JURI Legal Affairs	Follow-up on the delegation of legislative powers and the control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers
Responsible Committee	2010/2021(INI)	JURI Legal Affairs	Power of legislative delegation
Responsible Committee	2010/0051(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers, 'Comitology Regulation'
Responsible Committee	2009/0048(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Adapting a number of instruments to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, "omnibus" Regulation, Part Five
Responsible Committee	2008/2096(INL)	JURI Legal Affairs	Alignment of legal acts to the new Comitology Decision
Responsible Committee	2008/0123(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Measuring instruments and methods of metrological control: common provisions. Recast
Responsible Committee	2008/0060(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Foodstuffs and food ingredients: extraction solvents used in the production. Recast
Responsible Committee	2008/0044(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers. Recast
Responsible Committee	2008/0032(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Adaption of a number of instruments with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, "Omnibus" Regulation, Part Four
Responsible Committee	2008/0005(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Textile names. Recast
Responsible Committee	2008/0003(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses. Recast
Responsible Committee	2008/0001(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Colouring matters for medicinal products. Recast
Responsible Committee	2007/0293(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Adaption of a number of instruments with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, "omnibus" Regulation, Part Two
Responsible Committee	2007/0292(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters: adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny. Recast
Responsible Committee	2007/0288(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea. Recast
Responsible Committee	2007/0282(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Adaption of a number of instruments with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, "omnibus" Regulation, Part Three
Responsible Committee	2007/0268(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Fishing in the north-east Atlantic: nominal catch statistics by Member States. Recast
Responsible Committee	2007/0264(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic. Recast
Responsible Committee	2007/0262(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Adaption of a number of instruments with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, "omnibus" Regulation, Part One
Responsible Committee	2007/0260(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic: nominal catch statistics by Member States. Recast
Responsible Committee	2007/0259(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms (GMOs). Recast
Responsible Committee	2007/0257(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Passenger ships: safety rules and standards. Recast
Responsible Committee	2007/0253(COD)	JURI Legal Affairs	Transparency of gas and electricity prices charged to industrial end-users. Recast
Committee Opinion	2006/2101(INI)	IMCO Internal Market and Consumer Protection	Services of general interest. White Paper
Responsible Committee	2006/0808(CNS)	JURI Legal Affairs	Area of freedom, security and justice: strengthen judicial protection, adaptation of the special provisions concerning the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice, title IV of the EC Treaty

Activities

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Amendment Co-authors

Name	Group	Country	Ams
Kinga GÁL	PPE	Hungary	103
Jiří POSPÍŠIL	PPE	Czechia	101
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS	PPE	Spain	87
György SCHÖPFLIN	PPE	Hungary	79
Andor DELI	PPE	Hungary	78
Andrea BOCSKOR	PPE	Hungary	77
Therese COMODINI CACHIA	PPE	Malta	72
Ádám KÓSA	PPE	Hungary	63
Lívia JÁRÓKA	PPE	Hungary	62
Tamás DEUTSCH	PPE	Hungary	60
László TŐKÉS	PPE	Hungary	51
Pál CSÁKY	PPE	Slovakia	40
György HÖLVÉNYI	PPE	Hungary	39
Pavel SVOBODA	PPE	Czechia	38
Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL	PPE	Spain	36
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT	PPE	Spain	36
András GYÜRK	PPE	Hungary	35
Marc JOULAUD	PPE	France	35
Sabine VERHEYEN	PPE	Germany	35
Giovanni TOTI	PPE	Italy	34
Tadeusz ZWIEFKA	PPE	Poland	32
Javier ZARZALEJOS	PPE	Spain	32
László TRÓCSÁNYI	PPE	Hungary	32
Emil RADEV	PPE	Bulgaria	30
Jean-Marie CAVADA	ALDE	France	27
Mary HONEYBALL	S&D	United Kingdom	27
Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ	PPE	Hungary	26
Paulo RANGEL	PPE	Portugal	26
Vladimír BILČÍK	PPE	Slovakia	26
Roberta METSOLA	PPE	Malta	26
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS	PPE	Greece	26
Andrius KUBILIUS	PPE	Lithuania	26
Karlo RESSLER	PPE	Croatia	26
Mairead McGUINNESS	PPE	Ireland	25
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN	PPE	Romania	25
Ivan ŠTEFANEC	PPE	Slovakia	25
Norbert ERDŐS	PPE	Hungary	24
Brice HORTEFEUX	PPE	France	24
Sven SIMON	PPE	Germany	24
Alojz PETERLE	PPE	Slovenia	20
Milan ZVER	PPE	Slovenia	17
Luděk NIEDERMAYER	PPE	Czechia	16
Danuta Maria HÜBNER	PPE	Poland	15
Angel DZHAMBAZKI	ECR	Bulgaria	14
Daniel BUDA	PPE	Romania	13
Constance LE GRIP	PPE	France	13
Philippe JUVIN	PPE	France	12
Enikő GYŐRI	PPE	Hungary	12
Balázs HIDVÉGHI	PPE	Hungary	12
Edina TÓTH	PPE	Hungary	12
Bogdan Brunon WENTA	PPE	Poland	11
Marion WALSMANN	PPE	Germany	11
Richard SULÍK	ECR	Slovakia	8
Czesław HOC	ECR	Poland	8
Roberts ZĪLE	ECR	Latvia	8
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI	ECR	Poland	8
Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI	ECR	Poland	8
Zigmantas BALČYTIS	S&D	Lithuania	8
Sandra KALNIETE	PPE	Latvia	8
Ryszard CZARNECKI	ECR	Poland	8
Bolesław G. PIECHA	ECR	Poland	8
Marian-Jean MARINESCU	PPE	Romania	8
Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU	PPE	Romania	8
Beata GOSIEWSKA	ECR	Poland	8
Zbigniew KUŹMIUK	ECR	Poland	8
Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA	ECR	Poland	8
Stanisław OŻÓG	ECR	Poland	8
Edward CZESAK	ECR	Poland	8
Urszula KRUPA	ECR	Poland	8
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA	ECR	Poland	8
Traian UNGUREANU	PPE	Romania	8
Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI	PPE	Romania	8
Alajos MÉSZÁROS	PPE	Slovakia	6
Klaus-Heiner LEHNE	PPE-DE	Germany	5
Rafał TRZASKOWSKI	PPE	Poland	4
Axel VOSS	PPE	Germany	3
Tadeusz ROSS	PPE	Poland	2
David MARTIN	S&D	United Kingdom	2
Andrew DUFF	ALDE	United Kingdom	2
Carlos COELHO	PPE	Portugal	2
Manfred WEBER	PPE	Germany	1
Kaja KALLAS	ALDE	Estonia	1
Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI	ALDE	Finland	1

By types

Amendments (887)
Oral questions (1)
Plenary speeches (8)
Reports (1)
Shadow opinions (1)
Shadow reports (1)
Written explanations (72)
Written questions (5)

By dossiers

Count	Dossier Reference	Title
207	2016/0400(COD)	Adapting a number of legal acts to Articles 290 and 291 TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing acts)
105	2020/2019(INL)	Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online
74	2014/2256(INI)	Implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society
55	2016/0070(COD)	Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services
42	2017/2131(INL)	Situation in Hungary
30	2012/0180(COD)	Collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market
29	2014/0121(COD)	Corporate governance: long-term shareholder engagement
28	2010/0051(COD)	Mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers, 'Comitology Regulation'
28	2014/0402(COD)
26	2020/2088(INI)	Stocktaking of European elections
22	2018/0161(COD)	Supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products
17	2016/0280(COD)	Copyright in the digital single market
15	2013/0403(COD)	European small claims procedure and European order for payment procedure: improving access to justice and the efficiency of justice
14	2015/2147(INI)	Towards a digital single market act
12	2020/2098(REG)	Amendments to the Rules of Procedure in order to ensure the functioning of Parliament in extraordinary circumstances
11	2012/2078(INI)	Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the European Union
11	2020/2018(INL)	Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market
10	2012/0061(COD)	Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC
10	2012/0237(COD)	European political parties and European political foundations: statute and funding
10	2012/0242(CNS)	Prudential supervision of credit institutions: conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank (ECB)
10	2015/2932(RSP)	Resolution on the opening of FTA negotiations with Australia and New Zealand
9	2012/2323(INI)	Follow-up on the delegation of legislative powers and the control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers
8	2009/2133(INI)	Institutional aspects of creating a European service for external action
8	2017/2283(INI)	Implementation of the EU association agreement with Ukraine
8	2013/0402(COD)	Protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure
7	2018/0332(COD)	Seasonal changes of time
7	2014/2257(INI)	European citizens' initiative
6	2012/0360(COD)	Insolvency proceedings. Recast
6	2007/2124(REG)	General review of the Rules of Procedure
5	2011/0440(COD)	European demographic statistics
5	2013/2130(INI)	Implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon with respect to the European Parliament
5	2009/2062(REG)	EP Rules of Procedure: adaptation of the Rules to the Treaty of Lisbon
4	2008/2002(ACI)	Agreement between the European Parliament and the Commission on the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission, comitology
4	2020/2072(INL)	The Establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights
3	2014/2228(INI)	Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
3	2017/0293(COD)	Emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles. Recast
3	2017/2273(INI)	Monitoring the application of EU law 2016
3	2007/2240(REG)	EP Rules of Procedure, Rule 202a: use by Parliament of the symbols of the Union
3	2008/2096(INI)	Alignment of legal acts to the new Comitology Decision
3	2020/2015(INI)	Intellectual property rights for the development of artificial intelligence technologies
2	2012/0011(COD)	Personal data protection: processing and free movement of data (General Data Protection Regulation)
2	2015/0218(COD)	Emergency autonomous trade measures for Tunisia
2	2015/0288(COD)	Contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods
2	2016/0060(CNS)	Jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of property consequences of registered partnerships
2	2016/0059(CNS)	Enhanced cooperation in the area of jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes
2	2008/0130(CNS)
2	2007/2272(REG)	EP Rules of Procedure: work of the plenary and initiative reports
2	2007/0262(COD)	Adaption of a number of instruments with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, "omnibus" Regulation, Part One
1	2013/0255(APP)	European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
1	2010/2021(INI)	Power of legislative delegation
1	2015/2233(INI)	Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA)
1	2016/2018(INI)	Interpretation and implementation of the interinstitutional agreement on better law-making
1	2008/2026B(BUD)	2009 budget: other sections
1	2006/2201(REG)	EP Rules of Procedure, Rule 29: formation of political groups
1	2007/0293(COD)	Adaption of a number of instruments with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, "omnibus" Regulation, Part Two
1	2020/2616(RSP)	Resolution on EU coordinated action to combat the COVID 19 pandemic and its consequences
1	2020/2023(INI)	Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1	2020/2732(RSP)	Resolution on the conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 17-21 July 2020
1	2020/2022(INI)	Digital Services Act and fundamental rights issues posed
1	2017/0035(COD)	Mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers: implementing acts at appeal committee level

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Born

1961/09/07 - Sopron

Education (qualifications and diplomas)

1986 : university, law: Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Political Science and Law Department, doctorate in Law
1995 : Barrister at Law degree, Budapest

Professional career

1986-1992 : ELTE, Political Science and Law Department, assistant professor, Department of Roman Law
1998-1999 : Resident assistant instructor, István Bibó College

Political career

1992-1994 : Member of Steering Committee, Fidesz
1994 : Chair of Steering Committee, Fidesz
1990-1994 : group vice-chair, Fidesz
1994-1997 : group leader, Fidesz
1998-2002 : group leader, Fidesz
2002-2004 : Vice-Chair, Hungarian Parliament

Honours

KCMG, United Kingdom

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Political career: 1992-1994 : Member of Steering Committee, Fidesz 1994 : Chair of Steering Committee, Fidesz 1990-1994 : group vice-chair, Fidesz 1994-1997 : group leader, Fidesz 1998-2002 : group leader, Fidesz 2002-2004 : Vice-Chair, Hungarian Parliament

Professional career: 1986-1992 : ELTE, Political Science and Law Department, assistant professor, Department of Roman Law 1998-1999 : Resident assistant instructor, István Bibó College

Education (qualifications and diplomas): 1986 : university, law: Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Political Science and Law Department, doctorate in Law 1995 : Barrister at Law degree, Budapest

Honours: KCMG, United Kingdom

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CV/0	Eötvös Loránd University, Political Science and Law Department (1986); Lawyer's examination (1996). Visiting student, University of Oxford (1986-1987); research fellow, University of Michigan (1988-1989). Resident assistant master, István Bibó College, Budapest (1985-1990). Professor's assistant, Roman Law Department, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest; assistant lecturer (since 1986). Lawyer (1996-2000).
CV/1	FIDESZ party: founder member (1988); member, Steering Committee (1989-1992); Chairman, Steering Committee (1993-1994); Vice-President (1996-2003); Member, bureau (since 2003). Member, EPP Council (since 2000).
CV/2	Deputy leader, FIDESZ parliamentary party (1990-1994); Vice-Chairman, European Integration Committee (1992-1994); Leader, FIDESZ parliamentary party (1994-2002); Chairman, European Integration Committee (1998-2002); Deputy Speaker, Hungarian Parliament (2002-2004); Deputy leader, parliamentary party (2002-2004).
CV/3	Observer, European Parliament, leader, Hungarian delegation in the EPP Group (2003-2004, as an observer until accession).
CV/4	Member, European Convention (2002-2003), Vice-Chairman, EPP Group (since 2004).
CV/5	Knight Commander of St Michael and St George - Queen Elizabeth II (2000).

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Eötvös Loránd University, Political Science and Law Department (1986); Lawyer's examination (1996). Visiting student, University of Oxford (1986-1987); research fellow, University of Michigan (1988-1989). Resident assistant master, István Bibó College, Budapest (1985-1990). Professor's assistant, Roman Law Department, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest; assistant lecturer (since 1986). Lawyer (1996-2000).
FIDESZ party: founder member (1988); member, Steering Committee (1989-1992); Chairman, Steering Committee (1993-1994); Vice-President (1996-2003); Member, bureau (since 2003). Member, EPP Council (since 2000).
Deputy leader, FIDESZ parliamentary party (1990-1994); Vice-Chairman, European Integration Committee (1992-1994); Leader, FIDESZ parliamentary party (1994-2002); Chairman, European Integration Committee (1998-2002); Deputy Speaker, Hungarian Parliament (2002-2004); Deputy leader, parliamentary party (2002-2004).
Observer, European Parliament, leader, Hungarian delegation in the EPP Group (2003-2004, as an observer until accession).
Member, European Convention (2002-2003), Vice-Chairman, EPP Group (since 2004).
Knight Commander of St Michael and St George - Queen Elizabeth II (2000).