Antal Rogán (born 29 January 1972)[1] 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) from 2006 to 2014.[2][needs update]
Political career
He 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 US government sanctioned him for corruption under the Magnitsky Act.[3] 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.[4][5]
Personal life
Rogán's family is of Slovene descent from the Raba March in Vas County.[citation needed]
He married his first wife, Alexandra Sonnevend, in 1999.[6][7] He married his second wife, Cecília Gaál-Rogán, 2007; they announced their divorce in 2019.[8] He married his third wife, Barbara Obrusánszki, in 2021.[9][10]
He has one son from his first marriage, and two sons from his second.[11]
Inventions
Antal Rogán, a trained economist,[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15]
References
- ^ "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
- ^ a b "Register". Országgyűlés.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://budapestbeacon.com/was-antal-rogans-invention-a-mere-excuse-to-obtain-eu-funds/ [bare URL]
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