After that he served as the senior advisor of Boross, who became Prime Minister in December 1993 when the previous premier József Antall died of cancer.
He left office on 23 May 1990, after suffering defeat by József Antall in Hungary's first free elections following the fall of Communism.
He came to power with the death of the previous PM, József Antall, and held office until his coalition was defeated in elections and he made way for his successor, Gyula Horn of the socialist party.
He was a member of the American delegation to the state funeral of Hungarian Prime Minister József Antall (1993).
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