Major General József Bali

State Secretary for Defence Policy

Place and date of birth:

13 March, 1948, Ölbő, Hungary

Education:

1966-70 Zalka Máté Military Academy, Budapest, Hungary
1976-79 Zrínyi Miklós Staff College, Budapest, Hungary
1991-92 US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA, USA

Career highlights

Sep 70-Oct 75 Dep Cdr, 2 Btry, 18 AAA Reg, Nagykanizsa
Oct 75-Aug 76 Cdr, 1 Btry, 18 AAA Reg, Nagykanizsa
Sep 79-Jan 85 COS, 6 AAA Reg, Karcag
Feb 85-Jun 88 Cdr, 6 AAA Reg, Karcag
Jul 88-Jun 91 Chief of ADA, 3 Mech Corps, Cegléd
Jul 92-Nov 95 Chief of ADA, Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF), Budapest
Dec 95-Aug 96 Principal Dep Dir, Air and Air Defence Directorate, Budapest
Sep 96-Aug 97 Head of Ops Group, Command, HDF, Budapest
Sep 97-Oct 98 Director of Ops Control Centre, Defence Staff, HDF
Oct 98-Feb 99 Chief Military Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Apr 00-Jun 00 On Availability List (Personnel Reserve)
Jul 00-Feb 01 Deputy Director General, MIO, the Republic of Hungary
Mar 01- Deputy State Secretary of Defence for Policy

Courses

Apr 73-May 74 English language course, Budapest
Sep 84-May 85 Russian language course, Budapest
Sep 86-Jan 87 AD Operational Course, Army Air Defence College, Kiev, USSR
Nov 88-Mar 89 English language course, Budapest
Nov 92 CSCE course, NATO Defence College, Rome, Italy
May 97 Environmental Protection Course, NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany
Jun 98 General/Flag Officer Course, NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany
Aug-Sep 98 Nordic/UN Peacekeeping Senior Management Seminar, Helsinki, New York

Foreign military service

Nov 74-Apr 75 ICCS, Military Observer, Republic of South-Vietnam
Jul 90-Mar 91 UNIIMOG, Military Observer, Iraq
Mar 99-Mar 00 UNMOGIP, Chief Military Observer

Temporary assignments

Apr 94-Nov 96 Representative of the Hungarian Defence Forces in NATO
Air Defence Committee and Cooperation Partners’ Meetings
Jun 96 Co-Exercise Director, Cooperative Chance ’96 NATO/PfP Air Exercise
May 98 Co-Exercise Director, Cooperative Lantern ’98 NATO/PfP CPX

Foreign languages:

Speaks and writes in English and Russian

Awards:

6 for achievement,
4 for the length of mil.service,
6 for foreign mil.service

Wife's name: Ilona (Ili)

Children: Tamás (S), 1977; Ágnes (D), 1983