Révész attended the Ho Si Minh Teacher Training College (present-day Eszterházy Károly Catholic University) in Eger from 1985 to 1989.

He was involved in the local democratic opposition movement, when joined the Agria Circle, which challenged the dominance of the Hungarian Young Communist League (KISZ) within the collage.

Révész organized protests in order to rename the college from Ho Chi Minh to Bishop Károly Eszterházy at the turn of 1988 and 1989.

[3] After the Fall of Communism in Hungary he entered the local government of Kőbánya (the 10th district of Budapest) shortly after the first free elections in 1990, retaining the position until 1998.

[6] Révész was appointed government commissioner responsible for the development and promotion of cycling and active recreation in June 2016.