In his second tenure as central banker from 1995 he played a role in the restoration of balance to the Hungarian economy and getting inflation under control.
In the same period he co-authored the Bokros package, a series of measures cutting both the budget and current account deficits.
[3][4] Hungarian political party SZDSZ announced that Surányi was acceptable to them as a candidate for Prime Minister.
[8] Hungarian political party Fidesz has said it will not support any new government including one led by Surányi.
[8] Surányi became the frontrunner candidate for the post of prime minister; however, on 26 March he pulled out of the race, saying he would not take the job.