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.
Defence planning in focus
10:30 November 18, 2022
On Thursday, 17 November, Lieutenant General Zsolt Sándor, Deputy Commander, Hungarian Defence Forces received in his office an American delegation from the Institute for Security Governance.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky: strengthening defence capabilities is now a priority for all international alliances
10:26 November 18, 2022
The events of the last few days also demonstrate that currently all international alliances consider the strengthening of defence capabilities a priority, stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Jerusalem, after holding a discussion with Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky: we have seen the Israeli anti-rocket system Iron Dome in action
12:01 November 17, 2022
On Wednesday, 16 November, President of Hungary Katalin Novák and Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky saw the Israeli anti-rocket system Iron Dome in action.
Lieutenant General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi: cooperation among Visegrád Four countries is important
11:37 November 17, 2022
For Hungary, the Visegrád Group is an important regional framework of defence cooperation. Due to the ongoing war in our immediate neighborhood, the defence policy and military cooperation of the V4 countries has outstanding significance, stated Lieutenant General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi PhD, Commander, Hungarian Defence Forces at the Chiefs of Defence of the Visegrád Group Meeting held between 14 and 16 November in Halič, Slovakia.
Hungarian Puma jumps to the next level
14:04 November 16, 2022
The exercise series based on cooperation between the No. 99 Squadron Royal Air Force (RAF) and the HDF Pápa Air Base has reached another milestone: the airmen of the unit had the opportunity to demonstrate their skills during a spectacular training event.
Hungarian armed forces development contributes to strengthening European defence capabilities
13:38 November 16, 2022
Already under way since 2016, the large-scale development of the Hungarian armed forces actively contributes to the strengthening of European defence capabilities and the European defence industry, stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Brussels on Tuesday, 15 November.
Pakistani military delegation received in the Ministry of Defence
11:22 November 11, 2022
On Thursday, 10 November Dr. Gáspár Maróth, MoD State Secretary for Defence Policy and Development signed an agreement on cooperation in the Ministry of Defence with Lieutenant General Hamood Uz Zaman Khan, Defence State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Pakistan.
In focus: Ukraine and the Balkans
11:09 November 11, 2022
On 8–9 November, Defence Policy Directors from the members states (Austria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Poland in observer status) of the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) met in Reichenau an der Rax, Austria. Hungary was represented at the event by MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy László Hajnik.
Start of the joint exercise
13:53 November 10, 2022
This year’s exercise of the Hungarian–Romanian Mixed Peacekeeping Battalion began with a ceremonial parade in the Hódmezővásárhely barracks on Tuesday, 8 November.
Visegrád Four countries hold military medicine conference in Budapest
19:37 November 9, 2022
Budapest is hosting the Visegrad Military Medicine Conference (VIMIMED), a military medical professional event taking place between 8–10 November. After two years, once again the leaders of the Slovak, Czech, Polish and Hungarian systems of military medicine have the opportunity to personally share their experiences at a common forum.