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.
Using simulation to train soldiers of the future within a European framework
12:06 March 4, 2026
European defence cooperation has moved into a new phase in the field of modern simulation technologies: established by the European Defence Agency (EDA), the Modern Army Readiness with Simulation (MARS) working group held its session in Budapest on 25-26 February.
Help Is on Its Way!
12:02 March 4, 2026
“The situation has not improved in the Middle East. The first evacuation flight, an Airbus A319 of the Hungarian Defence Forces, has taken off for Hungarians who got from Israel to Jordan. We are constantly monitoring the situation. Hungarians can rely on us!”, wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page on 4 March.
Agreement with the 4iG on Strengthening Hungarian Defence Capabilities
13:37 March 3, 2026
The purpose of the now-signed agreement is to strengthen Hungary’s defence capabilities and the competitiveness of the domestic defence industry in the long-term, declared Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the ceremonious signature of the cooperation agreement among the Ministry of Defence, the Hungarian Defence Forces and 4iG Space and Defence Technologies (SDT).
Hungarian KFOR Contingent closes its mission with sports
13:22 March 3, 2026
The 33rd rotation of the Hungarian Defence Forces KFOR Contingent has been serving in Kosovo since 1 September 2025. The last six months were not only about disciplined and professional task execution, but also about steadfastness, cohesion and the continuous demonstration of physical and mental preparedness. The sports and professional competitions served as one venue among the various trials of strength.
Coordinating Staff decides on new endpoints
11:21 March 3, 2026
“This morning, the Coordinating Staff set up for the protection of critical infrastructure continued its work. We received reports about the weekend events from the Hungarian Defence Forces, the police, the Ministry of Energy and the services, and determined the further endpoints” – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in his video message on 2 March.
Hungarian Lynx, Hungarian strength
10:02 February 24, 2026
“The commissioning of Lynx combat vehicles is about to start in another army unit. The Hungarian-made Lynxes have been delivered to the HDF 11th Motorised Infantry Brigade as well” – wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page. “We are not only talking about strength, we are also building it day after day, because to us, the defence of Hungary always comes first” – added the minister.
“Strengthening of defence capabilities is our shared interest”
16:13 February 23, 2026
Hungary stands up for merit-based accession to the European Union, including Albania’s EU accession, and does not support ideology-based accession driven by political motives lacking merit, such as Ukraine’s accession would be – said the Minister of Defence on Monday in Budapest, after holding discussions with Albanian Defence Minister Pirro Vengu.
Minister of defence runs together with soldiers for peace
11:54 February 19, 2026
Besides strengthening camaraderie, the main and topical message of a memorial run organized on the anniversary of the foundation of the International Military Sports Council (CISM) is peace, because “the wind of war is blowing over Europe again” – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the military sporting event in Budapest on 18 February.
The construction of another large barracks in Hungary is an important milestone
13:54 February 18, 2026
One year after the groundbreaking ceremony, another large barracks is being built in Hungary. This is an important milestone, “we’ve promised strength, we’ve built strength!” – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the topping-out ceremony of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) barracks in Thököly Street, Szolnok on 17 February.
French Soldiers at Hódmezővásárhely
11:30 February 18, 2026
Similarly to the previous years, two French students arrived at the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade this year from the École Militaire Interarmes, where serving NCOs and enlisted personnel are being trained to become officers.