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.
Renewing operational procedures for collective security
12:08 May 6, 2025
Security is one of today’s highest and best-protected common values, which, at the same time, has been facing increasingly serious challenges – declared Colonel Zoltán Bárány, Commander, HDF Transformation Command at the opening ceremony of the NATO Allied Joint Doctrine Development Course in Budapest on 5 May.
Recognition for Hungarian soldiers serving in Kosovo
16:09 April 28, 2025
Lieutenant Colonel András Szabó, the commander of KFOR Camp Novo Selo and First Lieutenant Balázs Szilágyi, a coordination officer at the HDF Joint Effects Analysis Center recently received medals for international cooperation. The recognitions of the Slovenian Ministry of Defence were presented at the handover-takeover ceremony of the Slovenian contingent serving in Kosovo.
Farewell to Pope Francis
16:01 April 28, 2025
250,000 people, including high-level church and secular officials, bid farewell to Pope Francis in Vatican City. Meanwhile, in Budapest, on the day of Pope Francis’s burial, Hungary’s flag was raised and then lowered to half-mast in solemn circumstances, accompanied by military honours, in front of the Parliament building in Kossuth Square.
Fejér County units and historical traditions in focus
12:48 April 28, 2025
During their visit to the HDF 51st Signal and Headquarters Support Brigade and the HDF 102nd CBRN Regiment organized by the MoD Department for International Cooperation, the members of the Budapest Military Attaché Corps (BMAC) were introduced to the CIS and CBRN defence capabilities of the Hungarian Defence Forces.
Another 45-ton big cat in Hódmezővásárhely
12:44 April 28, 2025
Another Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle was recently delivered to the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade. Increasing the soldiers’ safety and the combat effectiveness alike, this modern combat vehicle with high firepower is a determinant element in the development of the Hungarian military. The training necessary for operating the armored combat vehicle is going on continuously, which ensures professional operation of the vehicles received by the unit.
With support from Gidráns
16:56 April 23, 2025
The infantry company of the HDF 1st Armored Brigade declared to the European Union Battle Group recently participated in an international military exercise.
Hungarian soldiers to mentor Chadian army at international counter-terrorism exercise
16:52 April 23, 2025
The objective of the joint military exercise organized for NATO allies and their African partners is to develop counter-terrorism capabilities and cooperation.
EU Recognition to the Hungarian Defence Forces
14:34 April 23, 2025
Lieutenant General Michiel van der Laan, Director General of the European Union Military Staff, expressed his recognition to the Hungarian Defence Forces and praised the Hungarian party’s contribution to training the EU Rapid Response Force, related to Exercise MILEX 2025, hosted by Hungary.
Model NATO Challenge 2025 – preparing diplomats of the future
14:30 April 23, 2025
How does a NATO ambassador think in the midst of a crisis situation? What does it mean to represent national interests in an international alliance? The high school students participating in the Model NATO Challenge 2025 simulation exercise – which was organized by the NATO Allied Command Transformation in cooperation with Virginia Wesleyan University on 28 March – received answers to these questions, too.
International Exercise Golden Serve 2025
13:35 April 23, 2025
Members of the HDF 2nd ISR Regiment were exercising together with German and Austrian army scouts for two weeks in the framework of Exercise Golden Serve 2025 in Freyung, Germany.