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Orbán in 2016, photo by Golden Brown /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Viktor Mihály Orbán
Place of Birth: Székesfehérvár, Fejér, Hungary
Date of Birth: 31 May, 1963
Ethnicity: Hungarian
Viktor Orbán is a Hungarian jurist and politician. He has served as Prime Minister of Hungary, from 6 July, 1998 to 27 May, 2002, and again, from 29 May, 2010 to 9 May, 2026. He has also been President of Fidesz, since 17 May, 2003, and, previously, from 18 April, 1993 to 29 January, 2000; and Leader of the Fidesz Group in the National Assembly, from 23 May, 1990 to 18 April, 1993; as well as, a Member of the National Assembly, from 2 May, 1990 to 8 May, 2026. He is the country’s longest-serving Prime Minister.
He is the son of Erzsébet Sípos, a special educator and speech therapist, and Győző Bálint Orbán, an entrepreneur and agronomist. He is married to jurist Anikó Lévai, with whom he has five children, including Pentecostal church preacher and professional footballer Gáspár Orbán .
Viktor’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his fourth great-grandfather, Ferenc Orbán.
Viktor’s paternal grandfather was Mihály Orbán (the son of János Orbán and Erzsébet Fülepp/Fülöp). Mihály was born in Dad, Oroszlányi, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary, and practiced farming and animal husbandry. János was born in Dad, the son of János Orbán and Erzsébet Csonka. Viktor’s great-grandmother Erzsébet was born in Császár, the daughter of István Fülöp and Zsuzsanna Madarász.
Viktor’s paternal grandmother was Magdolna Szegöl (the daughter of Lajos Szegöl/Segul and Katalin Molnár). Magdolna was born in Bicske, Bicskei, Fejer, Hungary. Lajos was the son of Mária Szegöl. Katalin was the daughter of Pál Molnár and Rozália Dodonka.
Viktor’s maternal grandfather was named László Sipos.
Viktor’s maternal grandmother was named Sára Bujda.
Source: Genealogy of Viktor Orbán – https://www.geni.com