Endre Gyimesi

Dr. Endre Gyimesi (born 20 October 1952) is a Hungarian historian and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Zalaegerszeg (Zala County Constituency I) between 2002 and 2014. Gyimesi served as Mayor of Zalaegerszeg from 1994 to 2010.

Biography Gyimesi was born in Keszthely on 20 October 1952. He graduated in history and library studies from the Faculty of Humanities of the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest in 1977, and in 1980 he received his doctoral diploma in humanities. Since 1977 he has been an assistant to the county library in Zalaegerszeg researching local history. From 1981 he was director of József Attila Library, from 1986 deputy director, and from 1988 until 1994 director of the county archives. Since 1972 he has been the author of several studies on local history and cultural history as well as individual publications, and editor of the journal Zalai Gyűjtemény (Zala Collection).

Awards Mayor of the Year (2008)