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
“Enemies in Life, Siblings in Death”
12:17 November 7, 2024
“We are friends, and we must stay friends, as Italy and Hungary are connected with a thousand ties,” said Brigadier General József Koller, PhD, Hungary’s defence, military and air attaché to Rome, in Verona, where they commemorated the Hungarian soldiers fallen during World War I.
Hungary’s security increases with each new item of equipment
12:11 November 7, 2024
“The armed forces of Hungary are being built, and we are going on the road that will soon lead to the completely rearmed, modern, new Hungarian Defence Forces with renewed capabilities, whose personnel are brought to full strength as well” – emphasized Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at a press conference held on 5 November in the barracks of the Tata-based HDF 1st Armored Brigade to mark the reaching of an outstanding milestone in the Defence and Military Development Program, the completion of the Gidrán tactical combat vehicle fleet.
We continue to strengthen our strategic partnership with Serbia
11:41 November 7, 2024
Hungary has always stood by the enlargement of the European Union ad now, as the president of the Council of the EU, it also proclaims that after a yearslong wait, Serbia must access the European Union – emphasized Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on Wednesday in Belgrade, where he met with his Serbian official counterpart.
Hungarian reserve NCOs in international confederation
14:44 November 5, 2024
The territorial defence reserve system of the armed forces has reached another important milestone. The continuous recruitment and modernization will be complemented with international cooperation between NCOs in the future. On 31 October, the Hungarian Defence Forces joined the Inter-allied Confederation of Reserve Non-Commissioned Officers (CISOR).
Hungarian and Serbian generals play futsal in Szeged
14:36 November 5, 2024
For almost a decade now, we have regularly met in the Serbian-Hungarian generals’ futsal matches – said Colonel Attila Nagy, Head of MoD Property Assets and Housing Support in an interview to our website. We asked one of the organizers of the teams composed of senior military leaders during their match in Szeged on 31 October.
Military Engineers Return Home from Bosnia and Herzegovina
14:31 November 5, 2024
The Hungarian military engineer team offered to the Western Balkans country to help with the elimination of the damages caused by the flood and the landslides in the area recently finished its work. Hungary – besides other offers – provided military engineering support to Bosnia and Herzegovina via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
Austro-Hungarian Commemoration in Kosovo
11:12 November 5, 2024
On the occasion of All Saints’ Day, the Austrian and Hungarian KFOR contingents held a joint commemoration and wreath laying in the Austro-Hungarian military cemetery of the city of Peja, in the western part of Kosovo.
The system of territorial defence reserve keeps strengthening in the international domain
11:08 November 5, 2024
Hungary’s delegation also participated in the professional conference of the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain between 31 October and 2 November.
Defence of Hungary and Europe Does not Begin at our Borders
11:05 November 5, 2024
The key to peace in Hungary and the EU is a stable Western Balkans. We are committed to supporting the security of the region, for which EUFOR Operation ALTHEA is indispensable. We are proud that the EU operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been led by a Hungarian commander, Major General Dr. László Sticz, for almost a year. The general recently talked about his experiences to Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in person.
Hungary participates in EU-level crisis management exercise
10:46 October 31, 2024
Conducted in two phases, the European Union’s Integrated Resolve 2024 Parallel and Coordinated Exercise (EU IR24 PACE) has recently ended. During the multi-phase activity, the EU and national response capability and crisis management processes were being tested, especially in the light of the fact that today the global security situation requires the building of high-level resilience within the national and allied systems.