 Since its foundation, he has held various posts in the party; he has been a member of the board since 2001, and has served as Deputy Chairman since 2004.He was elected Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, and served Chairman of the Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for Defence and Security.During these years in office, he had to uncover and solve several political scandals such as the “Skupinka” (Group - problem of antisemitic reports in Slovak Intelligence Service) case and cases involving wire-tapping of journalists.