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.
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.
American-Hungarian Defence Relations Strengthen Further
13:30 April 23, 2025
With the appointment of President Donald Trump, a new era has begun in American-Hungarian relations, including defence cooperation. Upon the invitation of László Hajnik, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy, David Baker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Policy of the U.S. Department of Defense visited Budapest between 16 and 17 April. The official of the Pentagon visited Hungary during his first foreign trip following his appointment.
International cooperation for the artillery of the future
13:23 April 23, 2025
Between 14-16 April, the Hungarian Defence Forces 1st Armored Brigade hosted a prestigious international professional event. The formation session of the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) launched with NATO’s support was held in Tata, Hungary as a first, crucial step in the comprehensive modernization process of the PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers.
Thanks from North Macedonia for the Help of Hungarian Service Members
10:40 April 16, 2025
Major General Sashko Lafchiski, Chief of General Staff of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia, expressed his gratitude to the Hungarian Defence Forces for helping contain the wildfire in his country last year, as well as for transporting and taking care of the injured victims of the nightclub fire in March.
Lévai Gold, Szilvássy Silver and Szőke Bronze on the Closing Day
13:46 April 15, 2025
Levente Lévai will join the HDF Sports Company as a fresh European champion, after the 19-year-old Greco-Roman wrestler, who is ahead of the basic training, won a gold medal in the 72kg category on the last day of the European Wrestling Championships, held in Samorin (Somorja). The military athletes of the Sports Company closed the championship fantastically: Corporal Erik Szilvássy (82kg) came second and Corporal Alex Szőke (97kg) came third.
Cohesion Across Boundaries – Both in Patrolling and Diplomacy
12:01 April 15, 2025
Organised by the MoD Department for International Co-operation, Defence attachés accredited to Hungary visited Szolnok to gain an insight into the operation of the HDF Military Training Centre.
We are Also Strengthening our Partnership with Uzbekistan in the Field of Defence Relations!
15:19 April 14, 2025
Communication and cooperation networks between the East and the West must be kept alive; this serves the interests of Hungary, which is why this visit to Tashkent is important, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky after his discussion with Uzbekistan’s Defence Minister, Major General Xalmuxamedov Shuhrat G’ayratjonovich.
“Security in Today’s World is not the Responsibility of One Nation Alone!”
14:02 April 14, 2025
Chiefs of Defence, ambassadors and members of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) arriving for the visitors’ day of the international Exercise MILEX-25 were received by General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of the HDF Defence Staff, at the HDF 47th Airbase. The two main sites of the three-week exercise in Hungary, with the participation of service members from 13 nations, were Bakony and Pápa.