Full Name: Viktor Mihály Orbán
Profession: Prime Minister of Hungary
Biography: Viktor Orban was born in Hungary in 1963. He earned a law degree at Péter Pázmány Catholic University in Budapest. After the fall of communism in Hungary, Orban became active in politics. He was elected to Hungary's parliament in 1990 and served as the country's Prime Minister from 1998 to 2002.
Orban is a member of the conservative Fidesz party. He was re-elected as Prime Minister in 2010 and again in 2014. Under his leadership, Hungary has taken a hardline stance against immigration, particularly from Muslim countries. Orban has also been critical of the European Union and has worked to increase Hungary's autonomy within the bloc.
Orban is a divisive figure and his policies have drawn criticism from human rights groups and international organizations. He remains popular in Hungary, however, and his party has a strong majority in parliament.
Born: May 31, 1963
Birthplace: Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Age: 61 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Gemini
Historical Events
- 1998-05-10 Viktor Orbán elected Prime Minister of Hungary after his Fidesz party forms a centre-right coalition the Independent Smallholders Party and Hungarian Democratic Forum
- 2014-04-06 Viktor Orbán's Fidesz is re-elected Prime Minister of Hungary
- 2018-04-08 Hungarian parliamentary election won by right-wing Fidesz–KDNP alliance with Viktor Orbán remaining Prime Minister
- 2022-09-15 European parliament says Hungary can no longer be considered a full democracy, saying Viktor Orbán’s government has become a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy”
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