Dr. Árpád Vidoven
21:15 May 24, 2022Personal data:
Name: dr. Árpád Vidoven
Date of birth: 12.09.1974.
Marital status: married, with two children
Foreign language skills: English intermediate
Professional activities:
from 30 July 2019
Ministry of Defence, 7-11 Balaton u., Budapest, 1055 - Administrative State Secretary
2018-2019
Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, 1 Színház u., Budapest 1014 - Administrative State Secretary
2013-2018
Prime Minister's Office 1-3 Kossuth tér, Budapest 1055 - Senior Political Advisor,
Administrative State Secretary since 15 June 2014
2013
Dr. Árpád Vidoven Law Office 27 Magyar u., Cegléd 2700, lawyer (legal profession suspended)
2002-2012
Gór-Nagy and Vidoven Law Office 27 Magyar u., Cegléd 2700, lawyer
1998-2002
Dr. István Gór-Nagy, lawyer, sole practitioner 27 Magyar u., Cegléd 2700, clerk
Public offices held:
1998-2006 Member of Parliament
1998-2006 Parliamentary notary
Positions held in business organizations:
Paks II Nuclear Power Plant Private Company Limited by Shares. Company registration number: 17-10-001282
Member of the Supervisory Board: 08.12-2014 - 03.08.2015
Member of the Board of Directors: since 03.08.2015
Imre Steindl Program Nonprofit Private Limited Company, Company registration number: 01-10-049150
Member of the Board of Directors: since 19.12.2016
MVM Energy Private Limited Liability Company, Company registration number: 01-10-041828
Member of the Supervisory Board: since 28.05.2021
MVM Services Private Limited Company, Company registration number: 01-10-048351
Member of the Supervisory Board: 03.08.2015 – 30.06.2021.
Minister of defence runs together with soldiers for peace
11:54 February 19, 2026
Besides strengthening camaraderie, the main and topical message of a memorial run organized on the anniversary of the foundation of the International Military Sports Council (CISM) is peace, because “the wind of war is blowing over Europe again” – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the military sporting event in Budapest on 18 February.
The construction of another large barracks in Hungary is an important milestone
13:54 February 18, 2026
One year after the groundbreaking ceremony, another large barracks is being built in Hungary. This is an important milestone, “we’ve promised strength, we’ve built strength!” – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the topping-out ceremony of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) barracks in Thököly Street, Szolnok on 17 February.
French Soldiers at Hódmezővásárhely
11:30 February 18, 2026
Similarly to the previous years, two French students arrived at the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade this year from the École Militaire Interarmes, where serving NCOs and enlisted personnel are being trained to become officers.
Nearly a year on Mission over Kosovo
10:18 February 17, 2026
Aircrew and aircraft maintenance personnel serving in the Hungarian Defence Forces’ 86th Helicopter Wing have been deployed in Kosovo since March 2025. During this period, the brigade has already completed two rotations, and the third one is now approaching its conclusion.
Dialogue Among Cultures
14:00 February 13, 2026
The NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT, Norfolk, USA) organised the International Food Night already for the 11th time. The event again provided an outstanding opportunity this year for representatives from different countries to get richer with culinary experience and also build international relations.
To be housed in museum
12:29 February 13, 2026
On 8 February, the last piece of the Élthes-collection gifted to the Museum of Ethnography – a muzzle-loading rifle manufactured in Belgium in 1870 – arrived in Hungary aboard the Falcon 7X aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces. The special weapon was donated to institution by the widow of Fencing Master Dr. Csaba Élthes, who had graduated as a lawyer, served in World War II as a lieutenant of the Royal Hungarian Defence Forces, and managed the national fencing team of the USA successfully throughout four Olympics.
NATO Should Remain a Defence Alliance
11:41 February 13, 2026
NATO should remain, according to the original intentions, a defence alliance – emphasized Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in his video statement posted on Facebook following the discussion at the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels on Thursday.
The goal is professional life-saving
11:04 February 13, 2026
This week, combat lifesaver (CLS) soldiers of the 33rd rotation of the HDF KFOR Contingent (KFOR Tactical Reserve Battalion, KTRBN) tested their skills in the fields of marksmanship, stretcher-bearing, treating casualties and intravenous access. The competition imitated an active combat environment, and, of course, was preceded by lengthy academic training and practical instruction, during which the CLS soldiers of the subunits had opportunity to brush up and deepen the knowledge they had acquired earlier.
Czech-Hungarian Defence Policy Discussion in Budapest
12:43 February 12, 2026
A meeting of Czech and Hungarian defence policy directors was held in Budapest on 9 and 10 February 2026. MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy László Hajnik received Czech Defence Policy Director Martin Riegl. Military-to-military cooperation, current NATO and EU topics and the global security policy situation were at the centre of the meeting.
We must take joint action against terrorism
11:04 February 12, 2026
The Hungarian–Algerian joint military committee held its third session in Budapest on 4 February 2026. MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy László Hajnik received Major General Zerrouk Dahmani, Director of Social Service at the Algerian Ministry of National Defence.