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.

Rheinmetall’s new factory to bring cutting-edge technology to Szeged
15:42 March 26, 2024
We are working to win the future for the Hungarians – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Szeged on 26 March.

Serbian–Hungarian Experts’ Meeting in Budapest
11:13 March 26, 2024
Heading a delegation, Colonel Nebojša Svjetlica, Head of the Serbian Ministry of Defence Department for International Military Cooperation visited Hungary at the invitation of Colonel Albert Gróf, Head of the MoD Department for International Cooperation from 21 to 22 March. The goals of the Serbian–Hungarian experts’ meeting were to discuss military-to-military cooperation and to sign the Serbian–Hungarian Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan 2024.

Poland and Hungary are at the Forefront in NATO Regarding Defence Spendings
17:33 March 25, 2024
Keeping up and deepening the dialogue between Poland and Hungary is of distinguished significance – said President of Hungary Tamás Sulyok at the press conference held with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Ószandec (Stary Sącz), Southern Poland on Friday, 22 March.

“Esterházy” Hussar Regiment Celebrated in Metz
10:41 March 25, 2024
A celebration was organized with the participation of Hungarian soldiers to mark the 260th anniversary of the 3rd “Esterházy” Hussar Regiment of the French Armed Forces in Metz, France on 21 March. Thousands were interested in seeing the spectacular ceremony.

Further significant developments in the Hungarian air force
10:15 March 25, 2024
This year is all about the air force in the Hungarian Defence Forces – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at an international conference held in Fehérvárcsurgó, Fejér County on 22 March.

Successful export of defence industry products is a common national interest for Hungary
12:37 March 22, 2024
On 21 March in Budapest, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky underscored the importance of the export of Hungarian defence industry products at a meeting of partner enterprises organized by the Hungarian Defence Export Agency (VEX).

Gold Medal in High Jump
10:49 March 21, 2024
Lieutenant Napóleon Papp, PT officer at the HDF Medical Centre Institute of Aeromedicine and Aptitude Testing, finished first in high jump in the M40 age group at the European Masters Athletics Championships Indoor organized in Torun, Poland on 17 March.

Renewing HDF Search and Rescue Capabilities
10:46 March 21, 2024
Old equipment is being replaced with modern helicopters at the Hungarian Defence Forces search and rescue (SAR) service – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky. He also added that old Mi-17 helicopters have recently been replaced with new H145M ones.
Developing Slovakian–Hungarian Cooperation
14:11 March 20, 2024
“At the Slovakian–Hungarian border meeting, we discussed the two countries’ NATO engagement in detail. We also covered some possibilities for joint engagement in terms of training and foreign missions, which are open for both national armed forces” – emphasized General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF General Staff at the Slovakian–Hungarian meeting of chiefs of defence in Tata on Tuesday, 19 March.

NATO: Opportunities for Cooperation in the South
13:48 March 20, 2024
Several high-level delegations paid visits to Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples in early March. The aim of the visits was to discuss and work out partnership plans related to NATO’s southern neighborhood (Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel regions).