Zoltán Lengyel
| Zoltán Lengyel | |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
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In office 15 May 2002 – 26 November 2009 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 July 1960 Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary |
| Political party | Independent (2007–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Fidesz (1998–2007) |
| Profession | politician |
Zoltán Lengyel (born July 17, 1960) is a Hungarian politician and member of the National Assembly (MP) for Sárbogárd, Fejér County Constituency VI from 2002 to 2009, when he resigned.
He graduated from Temesvári Pelbárt Franciscan Grammar School in Esztergom in 1978. He worked for Hungarian Car Club (MAK) as a semi-skilled worker for two years. He attended Faculty of Agriculture of Debrecen University of Agriculture (today part of University of Debrecen) in Mezőtúr in 1980. He degree in 1983. Later he graduated engineer and economic engineering postgraduate certificate qualification.
During first local elections after end of communism in 1990, he was elected to a member of the representative body of Sáregres. He became independent mayor of the municipality four years later. He could repeat his success for the next two elections, with the support of conservative parties. He lost his mayoral seat in 2006.
In the 1998 elections he was a candidate of the Fidesz party but he did not manage to get into the legislature. Four years later he became Member of Parliament for Sárbogárd (6th Constituency of Fejér County). He served as Vice Chairman of Parliamentary Committee of Agriculture from 2004 to 2006, and deputy leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group. He became a member of the National Assembly again in 2006. In addition he functioned as a member of the General Assembly of Fejér County between 1998 and 2006.
On July 8, 2007 he was charged with assaulting a policeman near the tunnel in Budapest after an identity check on the road. He hit a policeman who had asked him for his identity documents. Realising that he was not in possession of his papers, Lengyel then punched the police officer. He was subsequently handcuffed and taken to a police station. Both sides denounced the other. Later a series of pictures were posted on the Internet showing him naked before a crucifix in his home. As a result he left the Fidesz parliamentary faction and became an Independent MP. Lengyel also withdrew from the party itself.
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