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Zoltán Tessely

Hungarian politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ16197309
Source-derived summary

Zoltán Tessely (born 1967) is a Hungarian teacher and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Bicske (Fejér County Constituency VII then III) since 2010. He became mayor of Bicske in September 2008, when he was elected during a by-election after the death of his predecessor János Szántó.

He joined Fidesz in 2002. He was elected MP for Bicske during the 2010 Hungarian parliamentary election. He won the local election in Bicske on 3 October 2010 as an incumbent office-holder. He is a member then Vice Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs since 14 May 2010.

Tessely was appointed Prime Ministerial Commissioner responsible for the regional development of St. Ladislaus and Vál Valleys on 1 January 2016.

Personal life

He is married. His wife is Ildikó Czéghér.

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The public source identifies “Zoltán Tessely” as hungarian politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Zoltán, Tessely and Hungarian.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1967, 2010, 2008, 2002—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1967-07-20. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Zoltán, Tessely and Hungarian providing the first useful test.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16197309. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1967, 2010, 2008 and 2002.

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This entry incorporates text from Zoltán Tessely” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.