Dr. Ádám Schmidt
17:08 May 26, 2022PERSONAL DETAILS
- Place and date of birth: Budapest, 22/06/1980
- Marital status: married, a father of two
- Language skills: English – intermediate level
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY, EXPERIENCES
- July 2021– member of the Board of Trustees, Foundation for the University of Physical Education
- 1 December 2020– chief advisor for sport affairs, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister
- 2017–2019 external lecturer, Milton Friedman University
- 2015– owner and head attorney, Ádám Schmidt & Co. Law Office (attorneyship on hold)
- 2014–2022 member of the Supervisory Board, Hungarian Table Tennis Association
- 2011–2017 external lecturer, Hungarian University of Sports Science
- 2011–2014 sports lawyer, DLA Piper–Horváth and Co. Law Office
- 2011–2020 lawyer, Hungarian Basketball Federation
- 2009–2011 legal director, Hungarian Olympic Committee
- 2008–2009 trainee solicitor, Dr. Andrea Szűcs Law Office
- 2005–2008 trainee solicitor, Dr. Krasznai & Dr. Kollár Law Office
- 2004–2005 trainee solicitor, Dr. Tóth & Co. Law Office
- 2004 intern, New Atlantic Initiative
- 2003–2004 intern, Dr. Lívia Kulcsár & Co. Law Office
- 2000–2001 admissions tutor, educator (history), eFEB Adult Education Centre
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS
- 2008 bar examinations successfully passed
- 1999–2004 Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences
CBRN defence troops in live situation
11:17 June 4, 2024
The Serbian–Hungarian military exercise codenamed Purple Field 2024 was recently held in Krusevac, Serbia.
Soldiers from Hódmezővásárhely in the Slovenian Mountains
16:17 June 3, 2024
The Hungarian Defence Forces were represented by the soldiers of the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade at the Best Squad Competition, recently organized by the Slovenian Armed Forces.
Overseas support for our reservists
16:14 June 3, 2024
On 30 May, Lieutenant General Attila Takács, Deputy Chief of General Staff for Territorial Defence received Assistant Adjutant General of the Ohio Army National Guard Brigadier General Matthew Scott Woodruff and the delegation headed by him on a courtesy visit.
Hungarian Defence Forces further strengthened with Leopard tanks
16:08 June 3, 2024
The HDF 1st Armored Brigade recently received another two Leopard 2A7HU main battle tanks – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.
Strengthening Hungarian–Romanian cooperation – together in KFOR
15:24 May 31, 2024
General Gábor Böröndi PhD, Chief of HDF General Staff and General Gheorghiţă Vlad, Chief of Defence Staff, Romanian Armed Forces talked about current military issues during a bilateral discussion at their border meeting held in the barracks of the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Hódmezővásárhely on 30 May.
We, Hungarians Want Peace!
17:25 May 30, 2024
We are indebted to heroes, but this debt should not be paid for mainly by memorials but by protecting what they gave their lives for; a free Hungary deciding its own fate – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the heroes’ plot 52 of the Fiumei Road Cemetery, Budapest on Sunday, 26 May.
The Achievements of our Troops are Internationally Recognised
13:30 May 30, 2024
“It is no exaggeration to say that the crown of a military career is serving in foreign missions, where everybody goes with the most state-of-the-art equipment currently in service with the Hungarian Defence Forces, following the highest-level pre-deployment training” – said Major General Zoltán Schmidt, Deputy Chief of HDF General Staff for Economic Affairs in Pákozd on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on 29 May.
American–Hungarian cooperation
12:21 May 30, 2024
“The exchange of lessons learned and joint exercising are important, but the biggest target that we started out with is enhancing the partnerships, relationships and friendships” between Hungary and the USA – said Brigadier General Matthew S. Woodruff after seeing the 28 May closing exercise of Valiant Panther 2024. The reservists of the Ohio National Guard and those of the hosting Transdanubian territorial defence regiment recently held an exercise in Újdörögd.
“Be Sentinels of Peace!”
16:29 May 29, 2024
On the second day of the 64th International Military Pilgrimage on 25 May, Hungarian and foreign pilgrims participated in a Marian candlelight procession, including Zsolt Barthel-Rúzsa, MoD State Secretary for the Control of Military National Security, and General Dr Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF General Staff.
At home again
12:51 May 29, 2024
Exercising in large formations integrated into NATO’s air power is of outstanding significance to the Hungarian air force in the interest of maintaining and further developing its operational capabilities. These international training opportunities provide occasions to retain high professional standards and to continuously develop our pilots’ skills.