Viktor Orbán

Career overview

Viktor Mihály Orbán was born on May 31, 1963, in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, and is also known by the stage name Orbán Viktor. Listed with the profession of acting, he is documented on the movie database with twenty-three known credits and is classified under the known for category of acting.

Alongside his listing in the film database, Viktor Mihály Orbán is a Hungarian lawyer and politician whose career includes serving as the prime minister of Hungary from 1998 to 2002, and again from 2010 to 2026. His government, starting from its return in 2010, enacted a series of constitutional and institutional changes, including the 2013 amendments to the Constitution of Hungary and reforms to the judiciary affecting the administration of courts. He also served as a member of the National Assembly from 1990 to 2026.

In addition to his governmental roles, he has been the president of the political party Fidesz, serving from 1993 to 2000 and again from 2003 onward. Fidesz has been variously characterised as a Christian nationalist, illiberal, and far-right political party. His internal policies, based on populist rhetoric, have been associated with a process of arresting and rolling back democracy in Hungary, moving the state toward an authoritarian form, alongside his conservatism.