Col. Gen. Lajos Fodor (born 27 July 1947) is a retired Hungarian military officer and diplomat, who served as the Chief of the

General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Hungary The Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces ( hu, Magyar Honvédség parancsnoka, lit=Hungarian Army Commander; formerly Chief of General Staff ( hu, Honvéd Vezérkar főnöke)) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Hungarian Defenc ...

from 1 August 1999 to 28 February 2003.

Career

Fodor functioned as First Deputy Chief of General Staff from 1996 to 1999, in this capacity, he had a significant role in Hungary's accession to the

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(NATO). He served as Deputy Secretary of State for Defence Policy between 15 February and 31 July 1999, under Minister János Szabó. He suspended his military service for that short time. He was appointed Chief of the General Staff and promoted to Colonel General by President

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on 1 August 1999. He also served as Commander of the Hungarian Army until 2001, when the General Staff was integrated to the Ministry of Defence and the military's command function abolished. His relationship with the new Minister Ferenc Juhász has broken down in 2002.

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acquitted him from his position on 28 February 2003. He was awarded Commander's Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary The Hungarian Order of Merit ( hu, Magyar Érdemrend) is the fourth highest State Order of Hungary. Founded in 1991, the order is a revival of an original order founded in 1946 and abolished in 1949. Its origins, however, can be traced to the O ...

then. After that he entered the diplomatic career, when he was appointed Hungarian Ambassador to

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and

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. He held that function until 2007. He became Secretary of State for Administration under Defence Minister Csaba Hende in the

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. He was replaced by István Dankó on 31 January 2013.Átvette kinevezését Dankó István
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Promotions

Fodor's promotions according to his CV: *1970 – Lieutenant *1974 – Captain *1979 – Major *1983 – Lieutenant Colonel *1986 – Colonel *1992 – Major General *1997 – Lieutenant General *1999 – Colonel General

Decorations

* Order of

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(2001) * Commander's Cross of the

(2003)

References

Sources

Official CV
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fodor, Lajos 1947 births Living people People from Debrecen Hungarian military personnel Hungarian politicians Ambassadors of Hungary to Australia Commander's Crosses with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (military)