His father is Zoltán Gál a former Interior Minister and Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary.
He worked for the Népszabadság, the Magyar Hírlap and the Népszava as journalist.
Péter Medgyessy unseated him on 2 August 2004 but after few days the Prime Minister also fell.
According to the press information Gál had good relation with the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Ferenc Gyurcsány.
He served as editor-in-chief of weekly Vasárnapi Hírek ("Sunday News") from 2010 to 2017.