He graduated at the Semmelweis University, Faculty of General Medicine. From 1996 he served as Managing Director of Elender Computer Ltd, then from 1998 as CEO of Elender Informatics Inc. From 1999 he was Country Manager,then from 2000 European Vice President of Business Development at PSINet Inc. In 2000 he was awarded ’The IT Manager of the Year’ founded by the Association of IT Companies.

From July 2000 he continued his career as Chairman of the Board of Webigen Inc., then from October 2002 as CEO of Elender Business Communications. In 2004 he was elected President of Euroweb Internet Service Provider Inc. From March 2003 until October 2004 was President of the Hungarian Association of IT Companies (IVSZ). From 2003 prior to his ministerial appointment he served as Member of the Board of EICTA (European ICT Association) based in Brussels, and Chairman of the Hungarian-Indonesian Joint Business Council.

In October 2004 he was appointed as Minister of Economy and Transport, supported by SZDSZ (Alliance of Free Democrats). During this period his main tasks included the development of business-friendly environment, stimulating the growth of corporate sector, strengthening the knowledge-based economy and increasig international presence of domestic business. In June 2006 he was reappointed as Minister of Economy and Transport. Between 2007-2008 he was President of the Liberal Party, until 2010 parliamentary group leader, member of the Budget Committee, Chairman of the Nabucco Committee, aiming to reduce the country’s reliance on Russian gas.

After breaking up with political activities in 2010 he returned to business life. First he was involved in the reorganization of Cellum Groups as consultant, then in 2011 he was elected President and CEO of Cellum Global Inc., established with the aim of international expansion.

1. Where did you grow up?
In Budapest, except for a 4 years college internship in Esztergom in a franciscan high-school

2. If you could be an expat anywhere in the world, where would you choose?
Vienna, Vancouver, Washington D.C. or Auckland,

3. What would you miss most if you moved away from Hungary?
My loved ones who stay here

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
Unwind in a „ruin pub” (Szimpla), walking along the Danube, looking at the Parliament from the Castle, wine-tasting (not only Tokai, but great whites from Balaton, superb pinot and Kadarka from Eger, followed by those excellent, full-bodied Bordeaux-types from Villány and
Szekszárd)

5. What is your favourite food?
Steak

6. What is your favourite sport / form of exercise?
Squash

7. What is your favourite place in Hungary?
Eger

8. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Running a coffe-shop on the seaside

9. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Wherever I had a boss, whom I cannot respect

10. Where did you spend your last vacation?
Austria

11. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
Somewhere in South-East Asia

12. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Queen

13. What can't you resist?
Challenges

14. Red wine or white?
Burgundy above all.

15. Book or movie?
Movie

16. Morning person or night person?
Night owl

17. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
Liberty, democracy and rule of law

18. Buda or Pest side?
Buda

19. Which achievement in your life are you most pleased about?
Having built a successful Internet Service Provider (Elender) between 1995-2004

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
The nine most terrifying words are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' (Ronald Reagan)