Following the 2018 parliamentary election, General Benkő was nominated by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to serve as Minister of Defence, it was alleged that he would be both a soldier and a minister.[2]
tibor, benkő, general, officer, native, form, this, personal, name, benkő, tibor, this, article, uses, western, name, order, when, mentioning, individuals, tibor, benkő, born, october, 1955, hungarian, military, officer, government, official, served, minister,. The native form of this personal name is Benko Tibor This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Tibor Benko born 16 October 1955 is a Hungarian military officer and government official He served as the Minister of Defence from 2018 to 2022 He previously was a four star general in the Hungarian Defence Forces serving as Chief of the Defence Staff from 6 June 2010 1 until 16 May 2018 Tibor BenkoBorn 1955 10 16 16 October 1955 age 68 Nyiregyhaza HungaryAllegiance HungaryYears of service1975 2018RankColonel GeneralCommands heldGeneral Staff of the Armed Forces of HungaryBattles warsIraq War War in AfghanistanAwardsCommander s Cross with Star of the Hungarian Order of MeritCommander of the Legion of MeritOther workMinister of Defence of Hungary Following the 2018 parliamentary election General Benko was nominated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to serve as Minister of Defence it was alleged that he would be both a soldier and a minister 2 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Awards and decorations 3 References 4 External linksPersonal life editGeneral Benko is married and has two daughters 3 Awards and decorations edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1st row Hungarian Order of Merit Commander s Cross with Star on military ribbon Hungarian Order of Merit Officer s Cross on military ribbon Hungarian Order of Merit Knight s Cross military ribbon Merit Medal for Service with Laurel Wreath 2nd row Merit Medal for Service Gold Cross Medal for Service to the Country HPR Silver Medal Service Medals for Officers 1st class Medal for Service to the Country HPR Bronze Medal 3rd row Meritorious Service Medal HPR 1964 for 10 years service Service Medal for Flood Protection Service Medal for Flood Protection Service Medals for Officers 2nd class 4th row Service Medals for Officers 3rd class Commander of the Legion of Merit 2012 4 5 Legion of Honour OfficierReferences edit Benko Tibort neveztek ki vezerkari fonoknek HVG hu 7 June 2010 Retrieved 14 January 2013 A Kadar kor ota nem volt ilyen miniszterunk Index hu Retrieved 6 May 2018 Official CV Legion of Merit kituntetest vehetett at dr Benko Tibor vezerezredes honvedelem hu Retrieved 14 January 2013 Gen Dr Tibor Benko Receives the Legion of Merit kormany hu Retrieved 14 January 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tibor Benko Official CV Military offices Preceded byCol Gen Laszlo Tombol Chief of the General Staff6 June 2010 16 May 2018 Succeeded byLt Gen Ferenc Korom Political offices Preceded byIstvan Simicsko Minister of Defence2018 2022 Succeeded byKristof Szalay Bobrovniczky nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the military of Hungary is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tibor Benko general officer amp oldid 1218728523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
