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Antal Rogán (born 29 January 1972)[1] is a Hungarian economist and politician, who served as Minister of the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office between 2015 and 2026. He served as Mayor of Belváros-Lipótváros (fifth district of Budapest) from 2006 to 2014.[2][needs update] On Tuesday January 7, 2025, he was hit with US sanctions for his alleged involvement in corruption in Hungary.[3] On Wednesday, 16 April 2025, the sanctions against him were removed by the US government.[4]
Antal Rogán | |
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.jpg) Rogán in 2009 | |
| Minister of the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office | |
| In office 17 October 2015 – 12 May 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group | |
| In office 2 June 2012 – 30 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | János Lázár |
| Succeeded by | Lajos Kósa |
| Mayor of Belváros-Lipótváros District V, Budapest | |
| In office 1 October 2006 – 12 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Pál Steiner |
| Succeeded by | Péter Szentgyörgyvölgyi |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 18 June 1998 – 8 May 2026 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1972 |
| Party | Fidesz (since 1996) |
| Spouse(s) | Alexandra Sonnevend (1st) Cecília Gaál-Rogán (2nd) Barbara Obrusánszki (3rd) |
| Children |
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| Profession | economist, politician |
Whilst he was in office, the opposition referred to him only as the "minister of propaganda", alluding to the media empire he had once controlled. The controversial government ministry, unique in the European landscape for combining both the intelligence services and media under a single roof was seldom compared by critics to Jozef Goebbels' propaganda machine.
Political career
editHe became a member of the National Assembly (MP) in the 1998 parliamentary election.[2] He had been leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group since 2 June 2012. Rogán was appointed Minister of the newly-formed Prime Minister's Cabinet Office on 17 October 2015. In January 2025 the Biden administration sanctioned him for corruption under the Magnitsky Act.[5] The press release of the United States Department of the Treasury claims Rogán has built a network of corruption in Hungary aimed at controlling strategic sectors and channeling their revenues to himself and his political allies.[6][7] In April 2025 the Trump administration lifted the sanctions, stating they were "inconsistent with US foreign policy interests."[8]
After the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, where Fidesz–KDNP suffered a heavy defeat and fell from power, Rogán did not take up his mandate.[9]
Personal life
editRogán's family is of Slovene descent from the Raba March in Vas County.[citation needed]
He married his first wife, Alexandra Sonnevend, in 1999.[10][11] He married his second wife, Cecília Gaál-Rogán in 2007; they announced their divorce in 2019.[12] He married his third wife, Barbara Obrusánszki, in 2021.[13][14]
He has one son from his first marriage, and two sons from his second.[15]
Inventions
editAntal Rogán, a trained economist,[16] is also an inventor in the information technology sector. As of 2024, his most successful intellectual property has generated a cumulative gross income of over 1,300,000,000 HUF (approximately US$3,660,000) for him.[17] The invention concerns electronic signatures, and it is used by several large private companies, who are important partners of the state. However, the novelty of the invention is highly questionable.[18] It is notable that the first version of the technology covered by Rogán's invention received HUF 8 million (US$29,000) of EU funds via the Hungarian state-administered Széchenyi Program.[19]
References
edit- ↑ "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
- 1 2 "Register". Országgyűlés.
- ↑ "US sanctions top Hungarian official for alleged corruption while in office". AP News. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ "US removes sanctions from Antal Rogán, aide to Hungary's Viktor Orbán". The Guardian. 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ "US sanctions Hungarian top official Antal Rogán over corruption claims". euronews. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ↑ "Treasury Sanctions Corrupt Hungarian Official". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ↑ Katus, Eszter (2025-01-09). "These are the cases that could have put Antal Rogán on the US sanctions list". Átlátszó.hu. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ↑ Psaledakis, Daphne (15 April 2025). "US lifting sanctions on key aide to Hungary's Orban". Reuters. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ők azok a fideszesek, akik befutó helyen voltak a listán, de inkább nem ülnek be a parlamentbe". telex (in Hungarian). 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ↑ "Rogán Antal vagyonnyilatkozata - 2003. február". origo.hu. 31 December 1899.
- ↑ "Válságban Rogánék házassága". Blikk (in Hungarian). 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ ""Meghoztuk életünk legnehezebb döntését" – 12 év házasság után válik a Rogán házaspár". Blikk (in Hungarian). 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ Ágnes, Kovács (2021-02-02). "Blikk: Itt vannak Rogán Antal harmadik esküvőjének kulisszatitkai". Nyugati Fény (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ "Minister's new wife and her family granted HUF 1.6 billion loan by a state bank for farmland purchase". Átlátszó.hu. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ "Íme, Rogán Antal esküvőjének kulisszatitkai". Blikk (in Hungarian). 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ "Adatbázis: Rogán Antal | K-Monitor".
- ↑ "Saját bevallása szerint Rogán már 1,3 milliárd forintot markolt fel egy találmányból". February 2024.
- ↑ Czinkóczi, Sándor (17 August 2016). "Rogánék semmi újat nem találták fel, de legalább rengeteget kerestek vele". 444.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ↑ Unknown[permanent dead link]
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