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.
Preserving the Stability of the Western Balkans is a Priority
10:19 January 31, 2024
In the age of danger, maintaining attention on the Western Balkans is especially important to preserve the stability of the region, and Hungary is constantly engaged in this issue – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Sarajevo after his discussions with Zukan Helez, defence minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Serbia is Our Distinguished Strategic Partner
14:03 January 29, 2024
“The Hungarian government and the Ministry of Defence aspire to find a partnership with Serbia for the Hungarian defence industry advanced and renewed within the framework of armed forces development” – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the press conference held together with Miloš Vučević, Serbian Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in the Ministry of Defence on Friday, 26 January.
Military Medical Diplomacy Meeting in Austria
10:55 January 29, 2024
The delegation of the Hungarian Defence Forces Medical Centre made a professional visit to the Medical Department of the Federal Ministry of Defence of Austria in order to discuss the details of providing medical aid during the mutual exercises of EUFOR Operation Althea led by a Hungarian commander in 2024.
Armed Forces Development by Selling Equipment No Longer Used
10:31 January 29, 2024
It became possible to sell – up to a limit defined by law – war materials, military equipment and materials no longer used for national defence – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.
Armoured Vehicles of the Future
12:25 January 25, 2024
Major General Attila Takács, Deputy Chief of HDF General Staff for area protection represented Hungary at the “International Armoured Vehicles 2024” conference held in London between 22 and 24 January.
Bowing Head at the Borsó Hill
14:38 January 22, 2024
“It is hard to cope with the tragedy of the Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 aircraft even 18 years later” – said General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF General Staff commemorating the victims of the 2006 aircraft crash of Hejce in the evening on Friday, 19 January at Borsó Hill near the village of Hejce, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Peace is in our common interest
12:12 January 22, 2024
“Similarly to Hungary, Vietnam is on the side of peace and ceasefire. I had the opportunity to welcome Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Ludovika – University of Public Service, the home of Hungarian military tertiary education”, wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his Facebook page.
NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session
11:24 January 22, 2024
Between 17–18 January, NATO’s highest Military Authority, the Military Committee met in Brussels. The Hungarian delegation at the meeting was headed by General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of General Staff, Hungarian Defence Forces.
Meeting of Hungarian and Slovakian Defence Policy Directors
12:09 January 19, 2024
László Hajnik, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy received his Slovakian counterpart, Robert Bestro, Defence Policy Director and his delegation within the framework of an official visit in Budapest between 16 and 17 January.
The year ahead of us is full of challenges
11:47 January 17, 2024
“The Hungarian defence sphere and the Ministry of Defence achieved several significant results in 2023, but we cannot chill out in this year either”, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at a reception held in honor of the members of the Budapest Military Attaché Corps (BMAC) in the “Bálna” Defence Center on 16 January.