Orbán was born in Székesfehérvár, the son of Agnes and Győző Orbán, a lawyer and notary public in Hungary’s small Jewish community. He is the elder of two children; his younger sister, Gabriella, works as an assistant to Hungarian President Pál Schmitt. Viktor Mihaly Orban – Hungarian Prime Minister
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Viktor Mihály Orbán is a Hungarian politician who has served as prime minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has presided over Fidesz, since 1993, with a brief break between 2000 and 2003. Orbán was elected to serve as an MP in 1989 and joined Fidesz in March 1990. From 1993 to 1998 he was vice president of Fidesz and chairman of its parliamentary caucus. Viktor Mihaly Orban – Hungarian Prime Minister
Childhood and Education
Viktor Mihály Orbán was born on April 30, 1963 in Székesfehérvár. His father’s family comes from Pusztaszentlászló and his mother’s family comes from Szolnok. He grew up in a lower middle class family as one of three children. His father, Dr. Győző Orbán (b.
Early Career
Orbán studied law at Péter Pázmány Catholic University, where he graduated in 1987. As a student, he became a member of Közgázs, the free-market economics student circle at his university’s Faculty of Economics. He joined Fidesz in 1988 and served as president of its Budapest branch from 1989 to 1990. He was elected to a parliamentary seat in 1990 and served as vice president of Fidesz from 1993 to 1994. After Fidesz won parliamentary elections under Józás Védér’s leadership in 1994, Orbán was appointed state secretary for youth and sports affairs in Védér’s cabinet on 14 May 1994.
- Born: 31 May 1963 (age 58 years), Székesfehérvár, Hungary
- Height: 1.74 m
- Nationality: Hungarian
- Spouse: Anikó Lévai (m. 1986)
- Party: Fidesz
- Children: Flóra Orbán, Gáspár Orbán, Ráhel Orbán, Sára Orbán, Róza Orbán
- Education: Eötvös Loránd University (1987), Teleki Blanka Secondary and Primary School (1981), Pembroke College
Personal Life
Viktor Mihály Orbán was born into a Calvinist family on 1 February 1963 in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. His parents divorced when he was three years old and his mother later married Péter Aczél, a Lutheran pastor who raised Orbán as a devout Lutheran. He has two siblings: an older brother, Áron, who is four years his senior; and a younger sister, Gabriella, who is seven years his junior.
Political Career
Orbán began his career as a lawyer, becoming a youth activist for Fidesz in 1985. He won a seat in Parliament in 1990, serving as leader of Fidesz’s parliamentary caucus until 1993, when he was elected party chairman. In that year’s general election, Fidesz emerged as Hungary’s largest party, and Orbán became prime minister. During his first term he oversaw economic reforms and launched a program of political transition in cooperation with Hungary’s main opposition parties.
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Viktor Mihály Orbán is a Hungarian politician who has served as prime minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has presided over Fidesz, since 1993, with a brief break between 2000 and 2003. Viktor Mihaly Orban – Hungarian Prime Minister
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