Zoltán J. Gál (born 3 May 1973) is a Hungarian

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and journalist who served as a spokesman of the Hungarian government from 27th May 2002 to 2nd August 2004. His father is

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, a former

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and

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. He worked for the

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, the

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and the

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as a

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. He became a member of the National Assembly in 2002 from the

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's national list.

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unseated him on 2nd of August 2004 but after a few days, the Prime Minister also fell. According to the press information, Gál had good relation with the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

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. Maybe as a result ,he returned to the politics as the political state secretary of the Prime Minister's Office when Gyurcsány was appointed PM. Gál gained a parliamentarian seat in the

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again and held his position of a state secretary. On 21 January 2008, he resigned referring to family reasons. His successor was Ádám Ficsor. According to the press, Gál's relationship with the Prime Minister decayed. He served as an editor-in-chief of weekly ''Vasárnapi Hírek'' ("Sunday News") from 2010 to 2017. In the 2019 local elections, Zoltán Gál J., along with Dávid Dorosz, was one of the two campaign managers of

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, who was elected

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References

Biography on the webpage of the National Assembly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gal, Zoltan J. 1973 births Living people Hungarian Socialist Party politicians Hungarian journalists Government spokespersons of Hungary Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2002–2006) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2006–2010)