▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁Me ző kö ves d ▁and ▁Fer enc vá ros . ▁After ▁mechanical ▁works ▁in ▁trade ▁industry , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁E öt v ös ▁Lor ánd ▁University , ▁where ▁earned ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁jur ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Ste iner ▁joined ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Social ist ▁Work ers ' ▁Party ▁( MS Z MP ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁found ing ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁national ▁eth ics ▁committee ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Ste iner ▁became ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁from ▁his ▁party ' s ▁Budapest ▁regional ▁list ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁parliament ary ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Constitution al ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Justice . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁too ▁from ▁the ▁MS Z P ▁regional ▁list ▁both ▁times . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁of ▁Budapest ▁( 5 th ▁district ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁local ▁election . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁office ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁local ▁elections . ▁Then ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Budapest , ▁where ▁he ▁function ed ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁MS Z P ▁c