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.
Joint preparation for mass casualty care
13:47 November 7, 2025
In early November, the Hungarian Defence Forces Medical Centre is hosting the internationally accredited Hospital Major Incident Medical Management and Support (HMIMMS) course, which focuses on the efficient organization of hospital care for mass casualties in a standardized approach.
“Peace must not only be achieved but be preserved even throughout decades”
11:28 November 7, 2025
On Thursday, 6 November, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff paid a visit to Hungarian servicemembers serving in Cyprus. Besides meeting the personnel of the mission, the goals of his daylong visit were to obtain first-had information about operational lessons learned and to hold a discussion with the military leaders of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).
Hungarian Flag Raised in Torrejón
14:25 November 6, 2025
The Hungarian flag was ceremoniously raised at the NATO Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) Torrejón, Spain, on 3 November. This flag-raising ceremony is held by all 19 nations serving in the centre each year, and within it, the CAOC personnel give thanks for the service together.
Hungary hosts NATO Allied Joint Doctrine Development Course
12:35 November 6, 2025
“NATO’s military thinking, concepts, doctrines and manuals must reflect the challenges of the continuously changing security environment. In recent times, the types of military conflicts have expanded, and their characteristics have been transformed significantly. In order to be able to effectively adapt to the changes of operational environments, we must modernize research and development, innovation, doctrine development as well as the systems of training and education” – said Colonel Ákos Tajti, Commander, HDF Transformation Command.
Hungarian-Jordanian military cooperation is strengthening in line with NATO’s objectives
11:37 November 6, 2025
In the spirit of deepening Hungarian–Jordanian military-to-military relations, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff paid a two-day official visit to Amman. The development of bilateral cooperation plays a key role in serving Hungary’s defence interests, and is in harmony with NATO’s regional objectives and its strengthening bilateral partnership-building processes – declared, on Wednesday, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, who was also received at an audience by King Abdullah II of Jordan.
Training for Croatian and Slovak fuel supply specialists in Hetényegyháza
16:35 November 3, 2025
The Hungarian Defence Forces held a one-week international special training program for fuel supply specialists at the Hetényegyháza base command of the HDF Material Supply Store Base. Eighteen Croatian soldiers attended the program of instruction, while Slovakia delegated three observers.
Hungarian Demonstration Session in the EUFOR Multinational Battalion
13:48 November 3, 2025
In October, the Hungarian company, serving with the EUFOR Multinational Battalion in Bosnia and Herzegovina, held a demonstration session about operating a Tactical Check Point.
Country Defence Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2025 Ends with Success
13:41 November 3, 2025
Adaptive Hussars 2025, the largest military exercise organized since the 1989 change of regime has ended with success – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the closing event of the exercise in Budapest on 31 October.
Exercise Steadfast Duel 2025 with the participation of the Hungarian Defence Forces
09:53 November 3, 2025
Hungarian military experts helped from Norway the conduct of a validation exercise scheduled by NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE).
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky: Hungary Rejects Steps Attacking Israel
16:04 October 29, 2025
Hungary rejects every unilateral step attacking Israel. We do not support anything that weakens democracy, while terrorist organisations are threatening innocents, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the III. International Pro-Israel Summit in Budapest on Tuesday.