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.

Hungarian Hussars at the CISM 25th World Military Equestrian Championship
15:29 May 22, 2025
Four soldiers of the Count Ferenc Nádasdy Hussar Division, HDF “vitéz Szurmay Sándor Budapest” Garrison Brigade, also participated in the CISM 25th World Military Equestrian Championship in Cairo. In the high-ranking event, 60 competitors from 20 countries matched their skills.

Praying for Peace in Lourdes
14:37 May 22, 2025
The 65th International Military Pilgrimage was closed with a Holy Mass in the underground Basilica of St. Pius X in Lourdes, Southwest France on Sunday, 18 May. According to Catholic Military Bishop Brigadier General Tibor Berta, participants of the pilgrimage in Lourdes convey the message of the Gospel.

EUFOR has Hungarian Chief of Staff again after Command Year
14:34 May 22, 2025
After a successful Hungarian Command Year in 2024, the Hungarian Defence Forces took back the Chief of Staff position of the European Union Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina: on 15 May in Sarajevo, Austrian Brigadier General Herbert Sailer relinquished the post to Brigadier General Tibor Szabó in a ceremony, following which a Hungarian general fills the chief of staff position of the mission again.

We are building the military of the future drawing on our heroes
13:48 May 22, 2025
We, who are building new and combat-ready armed forces in the 21st century, must learn about the performance of Richard Olaf Wulff, this excellent soldier and outstanding military leader, and understand his fate – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the reburial of a towering figure of Hungarian riverine warship service in plot 52 of Fiume Road cemetery on Wednesday, 21 May.

From Bridge Construction to MEDEVAC – full-scale readiness evaluation of combat engineers
19:36 May 21, 2025
Within the framework of Exercise Recent Challenge, the personnel of the Engineer Battalion declared to NATO underwent the Combat Readiness Evaluation (CREVAL) process after intensive, weekslong preparations. The nominated personnel of six units not only demonstrated their own professional skills and knowledge but also the interoperability among subordinate subunits of the brigade – in the field, under realistic circumstances.

Fire Blade 2025 – Cooperation has outstanding importance
12:20 May 21, 2025
The international tactical helicopter exercise Fire Blade 2025 has started in Pápa. Already for the third time, the HDF 47th Air Base is hosting this large-scale training event, which is taking place with the participation of rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft of five nations as well as supporting equipment of three nations.

The moment of shattering joy
12:09 May 21, 2025
The Falcon 7X aircraft of the Hungarian Air Force with registration 607 landed at 09:00 on 19 May 2025, carrying aboard the mortal remains of the organizer and General Captain of the Royal Hungarian River Guard Richard Wulff Olaf and his wife, Edina Losonczy, which had formerly been buried in Costa Rica.

Military Pilgrimage: The Way of the Cross Can Be Matched to Human Life
11:48 May 20, 2025
On the second day of the ongoing 65th International Military Pilgrimage, 17 May, Saturday, Catholic Military Bishop Brigadier General Tibor Berta told the military pilgrims starting the way of the cross that the two-kilometre uphill journey symbolises the last trials of Jesus’s suffering, but it can also be matched to our lives.

International Gripen conference in Budapest: effectiveness and safety in focus
11:40 May 20, 2025
The mutual exchange of lessons learned and continuous dialogue are key to the effective and safe operation of Gripen fleets around the world. The representatives of the nations using Gripen tactical fighter aircraft also emphasized this fact at their professional forum, the annual Gripen Users Group (GUG) conference, which was hosted by Hungary this year.

Lourdes: The Sanctuary of Prayer, Conversion and Penance
11:24 May 20, 2025
In the year of hope, let us renew our faith as the “pilgrims of hope” – called us upon Catholic Military Bishop Tibor Berta on the first day of the 65th International Military Pilgrimage on 16 May. The pilgrimage began with the participation of more than two hundred Hungarian soldiers in the underground Basilica of St. Pius X in the town of Lourdes in Southwest France, in the late evening.