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.
Speaking the same language
12:55 April 24, 2026
Imaginary mine explosion, passing through illegal checkpoints, continuous observation – all this happened not on the set of an action-packed war movie but during a complex patrol exercise of the 47th International Military Observers Course. Twenty-six students participated in this serious test of physical and mental strength.
Continuous training
11:19 April 24, 2026
In the interest of skill retention and development, the Hungarian infantry company of the Hungarian-led multinational NATO Forward Land Forces Battle Group (FLF BG HUN) held a unit cohesion training event. During the training sessions, the company operating under the 2nd Grenadier Battalion of the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade practiced how to react to various combat situations, conduct seize and hold operations and perform patrol duties.
Start of Exercise Jolly Vihar 2026
13:36 April 23, 2026
The HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopters of the US 56th Rescue Squadron and 57th Rescue Squadron have arrived in Pápa, Hungary from Aviano Air Base, Italy.
Two silver and two bronze medals
12:56 April 23, 2026
In recent days, the military athletes of the Hungarian Defence Forces Sport Company won two silver and two bronze medals at the European Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania.
They Gave Life
13:33 April 22, 2026
More than one hundred EUFOR soldiers and local and international civilian employees gave blood on 14 April at the Institute for Transfusion Medicine of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.
Speaking the common language of warfare
11:03 April 22, 2026
The NATO Allied Joint Doctrine Development Course has been organized by Hungary already on the tenth occasion in Budapest. The HDF Transformation Command is hosting a five-day course that started on 20 April. Co-organized with the NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and the NATO Standardization Office (NSO), the course provides training for doctrine custodians and developers.
Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi is the defence minister designate
09:09 April 22, 2026
Tisza Party President and Prime Minister Designate Péter Magyar announced seven ministers of the incoming Tisza government at a press conference held after the first session of the parliamentary group of the party. The future head of government told the press that Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi would be the minister of defence.
Professional Training in Kosovo
08:16 April 22, 2026
For many years, Hungarian servicemembers have been responsible for conducting Fire Phobia training for newcomers arriving in the Kosovo area of operations. This time, the 2nd Infantry Company of the 34th rotation of the HDF KFOR Contingent held a training session for the North Macedonian personnel serving under KFOR Regional Command-West (RC-W), during which Hungarian soldiers demonstrated the necessary techniques stepwise.
Special Operations Forces in international cooperation
14:25 April 17, 2026
In the morning of Friday, 17 April, nominated personnel of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) left for Morocco aboard a KC-390 transport aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces to participate in Exercise African Lion.
Hungarian Cadet Successes
13:45 April 17, 2026
“This is an event where secondary school students can demonstrate how well prepared they are,” said Major General Dr. László Drót about the competitors of the 10th National Military Tournament Competition (NMTC) and the 6th International Cadet Cup (ICC). The Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Territorial Defence and Military Augmentation Command presented the awards to the podium finishers on 15 April in Balatonakarattya.