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
Hungarian–Romanian Mixed Peacekeeping Battalion exercises at Újdörögd
08:51 November 27, 2024
The Hungarian–Romanian Mixed Peacekeeping Battalion held its usual annual exercise at Újdörögd in mid-November. Conducted under realistic circumstances, the training event simulated a fictitious peace enforcement operation.
Now also the Czechs…
16:54 November 26, 2024
The Czech Republic joined the Structured Partnership in Logistics (SPiL) project of the German-Hungarian logistic cooperation as a full-fledged member. The logistic directors of the two countries approved the accession request during their discussion in Dresden in November.
Hungarian soldier at the Ocean
13:51 November 26, 2024
Reservist Corporal Gergő Havasi, a military sportsman of the HDF Sports Company, undertakes the challenge of crossing the Atlantic Ocean rowing 5,200 km with Norbert Szabó. The physically and mentally demanding expedition will start from the Canary Islands at the beginning of December and is planned to end at the island of Antigua.
Peace, Stability, Blood Donation
13:44 November 26, 2024
Blood donation was recently organized at Camp Butmir, Sarajevo. Altogether 100 soldiers and civilians participated in the event, including a large number of Hungarians.
Defence policy discussion in Paris
14:41 November 22, 2024
On 18-19 November, at the invitation of French Defence Policy Director Alice Rufo, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy László Hajnik travelled to Paris to discuss current security and defence policy topics and make arrangements for visits by high-level leaders.
Trust promotes cooperation in a changed security policy situation
10:37 November 22, 2024
On 21 November, in the organization of the HDF General Staff, the deputy military representatives of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) visited the Tata-based HDF 1st Armored Brigade within the framework of the program of the Hungarian EU presidency. The experts learned about the functioning of the unit and saw the Cupola, the simulation center of the Brigade, as well as the armored military equipment.
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.