Antal Rogán (born 29 January 1972)
is a Hungarian economist and politician, who serves as
Minister of the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office. He served as Mayor of Belváros-Lipótváros (fifth district of
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
) from 2006 to 2014.
On Tuesday January 7, 2025, he was hit with US sanctions for his alleged involvement in corruption in Hungary. On Wednesday, 16 April, 2025, the sanctions against him were removed by the US government.
Political career
He became a member of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
(MP) in the
1998 parliamentary election.
He had been leader of the
Fidesz
Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; ) is a national-conservative political party in Hungary led by Viktor Orbán. It has increasingly identified as illiberal.
Originally formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young Democrats () as ...
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
The Magnitsky Act, formally known as the Russia and Moldova Jackson–Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, is a bipartisan bill passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in D ...
. The press release of the
United States Department of the Treasury
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...
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. In April 2025 the
Trump administration lifted the sanctions, stating they were "inconsistent with US foreign policy interests."
Personal life
Rogán's family is of Slovene descent from the
Raba March in
Vas County
Vas (, ; ; or ; ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') of Hungary. It was also one of the counties of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It is part of the Centrope Project.
Geography
Vas County lies in weste ...
.
He married his first wife, Alexandra Sonnevend, in 1999. He married his second wife, Cecília Gaál-Rogán, 2007; they announced their divorce in 2019. He married his third wife, Barbara Obrusánszki, in 2021.
He has one son from his first marriage, and two sons from his second.
Inventions
Antal Rogán, a trained economist, 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 3,660,000 USD) for him. 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. It is notable that the first version of the technology covered by Rogán's invention received HUF 8 million (USD 29,000) of EU funds via the Hungarian state-administered Széchenyi Program.
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References
1972 births
Living people
Hungarian economists
Hungarian people of Slovenian descent
Fidesz politicians
Government ministers of Hungary
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1998–2002)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2002–2006)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2006–2010)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2014–2018)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2018–2022)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2022–2026)
Mayors of places in Hungary
People from Körmend
Members of the fourth Orbán Government
Members of the fifth Orbán government
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People sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act