Tamás Vargha

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Tamás Vargha
Secretary of State for Defence
In office
16 October 2012 – 17 May 2018
MinisterCsaba Hende
István Simicskó
Preceded byIstván Simicskó
Succeeded bySzilárd Németh
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
14 May 2010
Personal details
Born (1959-02-02) 2 February 1959 (age 65)
Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Political partyFidesz
Children4
Professionteacher, politician

Tamás Vargha (born 2 February 1959)[1] is a Hungarian teacher and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Székesfehérvár (Fejér County Constituency II then I) since 2010.[2] He served as Secretary of State for Defence from 16 October 2012 to 17 May 2018.[3] Currently, he is the Secretary of State for Civil Intelligence within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 23 June 2018.[2]

Vargha served as President of the General Assembly of Fejér County between 8 October 2010 and 16 October 2012, when he was appointed state secretary.[1] He was a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs from 14 May 2010 and Defence and Internal Security Committee from 10 October 2011 until 12 November 2012.[2] He also functioned as a vice-chairman of the National Security Committee for a short time between 4 June and 2 July 2018, until his appointment as state secretary in the Fourth Orbán Government.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
  2. ^ a b c d "Register". Országgyűlés.
  3. ^ "Vargha Tamás a HM parlamenti államtitkára". Politics.hu. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.