László Borbély

[2] He was born to ethnic Hungarian parents in Târgu Mureș and completed secondary studies at the city's Bolyai Farkas High School.

[2] Following the 1989 Revolution, Borbély was initially part of the National Salvation Front[1] but soon joined the newly created UDMR and represented it in the Chamber starting in 1990.

In 1996, after the Romanian Democratic Convention (supported by the UDMR) came to power, Borbély became Secretary of State in the Ministry of Public Works and Land Management, serving until 2000.

[2] In June 2008, Borbély ran for mayor of Târgu Mureș, but was defeated by incumbent Dorin Florea of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) on a 52.5-44.8 margin.

Since 1991, he has been president of the Dr. Bernády György Cultural Foundation in Târgu Mureș, and has also taught at Sapientia University's campus in that city.