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.
Collective airspace, collective responsibility – Gripens in NATO formation
12:08 April 10, 2025
Exercise Ramstein Flag 2025 is more than a simple training – it is a spectacular demonstration of NATO’s collective will, flexibility and air deterrence posture. Just like during land exercises, the participants have a collective objective in the air as well, to be attained through international cooperation – emphasized General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of the HDF Defence Staff at Skrydstrup Air Base, Denmark, where he paid a visit to learn about the multinational live-fly tactical-level exercise and the tasks of the Hungarian personnel participating in it.
Hungarian soldier wins bronze medal at European Wrestling Championships
13:34 April 9, 2025
Richárd Végh won a bronze medal in men’s 97kg freestyle wrestling at the European Wrestling Championships held in Samorin (Somorja), Slovakia, on 8 April. The corporal of the HDF 2nd Sports Company defeated his more-experienced Polish opponent in a great fight, where he turned the scores around from 0-6 to 10-6.
Military values know no borders
11:48 April 9, 2025
Hungary’s most prepared cadets have the opportunity to test their skills and knowledge against Czech, Romanian, British, Austrian and Serbian cadets at the 5th International Cadet Cup, which is at once the finals of the 9th National Military Tournament.
Two flags, one goal!
11:11 April 8, 2025
The change of command ceremony of the Hungarian–Romanian Mixed Peacekeeping Battalion was held in Hódmezővásárhely in early April.
Hungarian Gripens in the Service of Peace
11:05 April 8, 2025
Five JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces are participating in the NATO Exercise Ramstein Flag 2025 airpower drill in Denmark, wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page on 7 April.
Patrol exercise for international observers
15:10 April 7, 2025
The 45th International Military Observer Course (IMOC) has been going on in Hungary with the participation of attendants from 14 nations, who recently conducted a daylong complex patrol exercise in the area of Eger-Felnémet.
“Technology changes, the Alliance is here to stay”
15:03 April 7, 2025
„Our more than 30-year partnership provides us with a solid basis for seeking the answers to the challenges of the future together, be it cyber defence, drone technology or space operations. Our goal is to make this cooperation even closer and more efficient” – said Lieutenant General Ferenc Kajári, Deputy Chief of HDF Defence Staff after having a discussion with Major General John C. Harris, Adjutant General, Ohio National Guard in Columbus, Ohio.
The Hungarian Defence Forces Help Again
14:58 April 7, 2025
The Hungarian Defence Forces help control the infectious foot-and-mouth disease, wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page. Soldiers participate in disinfection and the securing of designated areas.
Hungarian Gripens at NATO’s largest-scale air exercise
12:58 April 2, 2025
Five JAS 39 Gripen aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces have recently deployed to Skrydstrup Air Base, Denmark. The fighter jets are participating in the multinational tactical-level, live-fly Exercise Ramstein Flag 2025, which is being conducted in the airspaces of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark until 11 April – said the Ministry of Defence.
Serbia and Hungary Further Strengthen Their Military Cooperation
11:34 April 2, 2025
Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky paid a visit to Belgrade on Tuesday and signed an agreement to further strengthen the military cooperation between the two parties.