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 greets military attachés
11:17 January 28, 2022
“The soldiers’ job is always the service of peace”, said Defence Minister Tibor Benkő at a reception held in honor of the members of the Budapest Military Attaché Corps (BMAC) in Budapest on 27 January.
Minister of Defence greets military attachés
11:10 January 28, 2022
“The soldiers’ job is always the service of peace”, said Defence Minister Tibor Benkő at a reception held in honor of the members of the Budapest Military Attaché Corps (BMAC) in Budapest on 27 January.
Start-of-the-year staff meeting at HQ MND-C
10:53 January 27, 2022
On 24 January, the Headquarters Multinational Division-Centre held this year’s first staff meeting at Alba Regia barracks in Székesfehérvár. During the event, several personnel received recognitions and were promoted, and the new members were introduced as well.
Minister of defence holds discussion about political and military developments of Operation Takuba
08:34 January 25, 2022
On Monday, 24 January Defence Minister Dr. Tibor Benkő had a bilateral phone conversation with French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly.
Further strengthening Hungarian–Polish military relations
15:00 January 24, 2022
The ministries of defence of Hungary and Poland signed a bilateral military cooperation agreement on 19 January in Budapest. On behalf of the Hungarian side, Colonel László Hajnik, Head of Department for International Cooperation, Ministry of Defence, and, on behalf of the Polish side, Polish Defence Attaché Colonel Tomasz Trzciński signed the agreement of cooperation.
We must preserve and cherish their memory
14:55 January 24, 2022
“The Hungarian people will preserve and cherish the soldiers’ memory forever”, said Defence Minister Tibor Benkő in Hejce on 19 January. Speaking at a military honors ceremony, the minister of defence of Hungary underlined that soldiers offer the noblest thing, their own lives for their nation, which is why we must think of them with pride.
Hungarian and French defence policy directors meet in Paris
14:08 January 24, 2022
The Hungarian and the French defence policy directors recently meet in Paris to discuss the future of European defence, current issues in defence policy and the possibilities for developing bilateral relations.
NATO Chiefs of Defence meet virtually for the first time in 2022
10:35 January 14, 2022
On 12–13 January, the Chiefs of Defence of NATO member countries meet in special circumstances during a video conference. At this year’s first official meeting of the NATO Military Committee, the advisory body of the Alliance, Hungary was represented by Lieutenant General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi PhD, Commander, Hungarian Defence Forces.
The French EU presidency has started
10:23 January 14, 2022
On 12–13 January, defence ministers of the European Union met in Brest, France at an opening event of the French EU presidency to discuss threats to Europe and the further strengthening of European defence. Hungary was represented at the meeting by Defence Minister Tibor Benkő.
Hungarian–Egyptian defence cooperation may expand
09:39 January 7, 2022
On Thursday, 6 January Defence Minister Dr. Tibor Benkő received in his office H. E. Mohamed El Shinawy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Budapest. At their meeting, besides discussing current security issues, the two sides reviewed the possible areas of defence cooperation between the two countries.