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.
Strength in unity
10:39 June 13, 2023
“The V4 is united, we continue to help each other closely and in alliance, adhering to a core principle of the Visegrád Group”, said the Minister of Defence at the meeting of V4 defence ministers in the High Tatras on Monday, 12 June.
Turkish Chief of Defence visits Hungary
12:02 June 12, 2023
On Sunday, 11 June General Musa Avsever, the recently appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces arrived in Hungary for a three-day official visit. The military leader first went to pay his tribute in the Turkish military plot (Budapest Turkish Military Cemetery) of the New Public Cemetery in Budapest.
In times of war, the security of the country and the Hungarian people comes before anything else
11:57 June 12, 2023
In times of war, the security of the country and the Hungarian people comes before anything else, and the 2024 budget has also been planned in and for times of war, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in a video uploaded to his Facebook page on Saturday, 10 June.
Many-sided Hungarian–Serbian cooperation
15:51 June 9, 2023
MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy László Hajnik paid an official visit to Belgrade between 6-7 June. The deputy state secretary was received by his counterpart Predrag Bandic, Acting Assistant Minister for Defence Policy at the Serbian Ministry of Defence.
Viktor Orbán: For us, Hungary’s security comes first
15:48 June 9, 2023
In the early morning hours of Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán convened a meeting of the Defence Council due to the escalating fighting in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Prime Minister’s Press Chief Bertalan Havasi told Hungarian news agency MTI.
Defence policy discussions in Canada
17:10 June 7, 2023
MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy László Hajnik recently visited Canada to hold discussions, among others, with his counterpart, Peter Hammerschmidt, Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy) of the Department of National Defence of Canada.
Hungarian–Azeri defence relations taken to the next level
17:03 June 7, 2023
Taken to the level of prioritized strategic partnership in January, the relationship between Hungary and Azerbaijan offers an excellent framework for strengthening our military-defence cooperation as well, stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky after his discussion with Azerbaijani Minister of Defence General Hasanov Zakir Asgar oglu on 7 June.
Hungary is interested in a strong NATO
09:25 June 7, 2023
The Bucharest Nine (B9) group is committed to further supporting Ukraine and above all, to restoring peace to the country as soon as possible – emphasized President of Hungary Katalin Novák after a summit of heads of state of the B9, a group bringing together Central and Eastern European member states – the eastern flank – of NATO in Bratislava on Tuesday, 6 June.
We are not alone, we are not the only ones who want peace
09:08 June 6, 2023
In this turbulent period of the 21st century, there is a need for Georgia’s deeply rooted and rich history and values. Because of our common values in the past and plans for the future, this country is our strategic partner, with which we are working together on further deepening our relations on both bilateral and allied levels, stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Tbilisi after holding discussions with the Minister of Defence of Georgia on 5 June.
Giant KC-135 Stratotanker at Pápa
13:44 June 5, 2023
The airmen of the 121st Air Refueling Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard and the crew of the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft stationed at the Hungarian Defence Forces 47th Air Base recently participated in a joint training event.