Tamás Vargha
21:15 May 24, 2022Personal details:
Date of birth: 2 February 1959
Marital status: married, a father of four
Education:
1987 Loránd Eötvös University of Sciences, English language and literature, secondary school teacher
Professional experience:
2004–2009 János Kodolányi College, Székesfehérvár
1993–1999 Attila József Secondary School, Székesfehérvár
1991–2008 Syntax Language School, Székesfehérvár
1987–1993 Pál Vasvári Secondary School, Székesfehérvár
Membership:
2010–2018 President, Fejér County Museum Association
1994 Founding member, Defence Forces and Society Friendship Circles
1991 Founding member, Hungarian War Grave Care Association
Political career:
2022– State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Deputy Defence Minister
2022– Member of Parliament, Fejér County Electorate No. 1 (Székesfehérvár)
2018–2022 Member of Parliament, Fejér County Electorate No. 1 (Székesfehérvár)
2018–2020 Government commissioner for the House of Árpád Program
2018 Vice-Chairman, National Security Committee of the Hungarian National Assembly
2018–2022 State Secretary for Civil Intelligence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2016–2018 Ministerial commissioner for the tasks related to the arrangements for the House of Árpád Program and its implementation
2014–2018 Parliamentary State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Deputy Defence Minister
2014–2018 Member of Parliament, Fejér County Electorate No. 1 (Székesfehérvár)
2012–2014 Parliamentary State Secretary, Ministry of Defence
2011–2012 Member of the Defence Committee of the Hungarian National Assembly
2010–2012 Chairman of Fejér County Public Assembly
2010–2012 Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Hungarian National Assembly
2010–2014 Member of Parliament, Fejér County Electorate No. 2
2008–2010 Counselor in cultural, public and international relations for Székesfehérvár Town with County Rights
2006–2010 Representative of “Upper Town Fecskepart” quarter in the Public Assembly of Székesfehérvár Town with County Rights
Serbian-Hungarian Cadet School Cooperation
10:32 November 21, 2024
At the invitation of the principal of the Károly Kratochvil Military Secondary School and Student Hostel, a three-member delegation from the cadet school in Belgrade recently arrived for a three-day visit to Hungary to learn about the Debrecen-based educational institution and explore the possibilities for tighter cooperation in the future.
We protect the Hungarian people’s security with all our strength
10:03 November 21, 2024
After the 20 November session of the Defence Council, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky gave a report in a video message on the situation created by the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. The minister said that “to prepare for all possibilities, I have ordered that the newly procured air surveillance and air defence assets and the capabilities built on them be fielded in the north-eastern part of Hungary”.
The Ukraine war can only be ended with diplomatic means
10:34 November 20, 2024
The only solution to end the Ukraine war is the diplomatic one, because the military solution does not work – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Brussels after a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council attended by EU Defence Ministers on Tuesday, 19 November.
Moroccan-Hungarian Defence Policy Cooperation
15:04 November 19, 2024
László Hajnik, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy, was on an official visit to Morocco between 11 and 13 November to open defence policy discussions and explore possible fields for military-to-military and defence industry cooperation. During the visit, he had a bilateral discussion with Saïfeddine Senouci, Director for Procurements and Financial Cooperation at the Ministry of Defence of Morocco, and Brigadier General Naoufal Raissouni, Head of the General Affairs Department at the National Administration of Defence.
NATO Logistics Course organized with international participation in Hungary
14:15 November 19, 2024
In the first week of November, the Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training at the Ludovika University of Public Service hosted a NATO logistic operations course.
No Hungarians injured in attack on Transcarpathia
14:09 November 19, 2024
“No Hungarians have been injured in the attack on Transcarpathia at dawn. We are continuously monitoring the situation, and have raised radar surveillance to a higher level. NATO and the national quick reaction alert (QRA) service are on standby. We continue calling for immediate ceasefire so we can guarantee the safety of all Hungarians” – this was what Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky wrote on his social media page, reacting to the extraordinary events of 17 November.
The Defence Budget Still Guarantees Hungary’s Security and Armed Forces Development
14:01 November 19, 2024
Based on the information from the defence minister, next year’s budget, besides serving the new economic policy and the strengthening of the economy, still guarantees Hungary’s security and the continuing modernization of the Hungarian Defence Forces.
Szolnok SAR soldiers train Bosnian mountain rescuers
13:02 November 19, 2024
This October, the European Union Force (EUFOR) and the Konjic-based Prenj Mountain Rescue Service concluded an agreement on providing assistance to each other in special rescue operations. At the signing of the agreement, the multinational force was represented by Major General László Sticz PhD, Commander, EUFOR Operation Althea, while the Bosnian side by Almir Mahmutovic, the president of the executive board of the volunteer rescue organization.
NATO International Day in Sicily
13:24 November 13, 2024
The NATO Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force (ISR Force) held an international day at the Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily.
Special Cooperation
11:13 November 13, 2024
The cooperation between the Army of North Macedonia and the Hungarian Defence Forces is being tightened, as it was said at the official meeting of Chiefs of Defence Major General Sashko Lafchiski and General Dr. Gábor Böröndi in the Balaton Street building of the Ministry of Defence, Budapest on Tuesday, 12 November.