Mrs Ágnes Vadai Ph.D.

Senior state secretary

Personal data:

Name: dr. Ágnes Vadai
Place of birth: Karcag
Date of birth: 11th February 1974
Marital status: married

Education, qualification:

1992 ’Varga Katalin’ Bilingual Grammar School (Szolnok City): leaving examination, G.S.C.
1992 - 1997 Budapest University of Economic Sciences (International Relations, European Studies, Spanish Economic Language Teacher faculty): diploma
1997 - 2000 Budapest University of Economic Sciences (BUES) International Relations Ph.D Program
2002 Doctor of Science
2003 ELTE Faculty of Law: diploma.

Working experience, positions:

1997-2000 Professor’s assistant, BUES, Department for International Relations
2000-2005 Professor’s assistant ‘Zrínyi Miklós’ National Defence University (ZMNE), Security Studies Department from 2002 MP (Hungarian Socialist Party)
by 1st July 2007 Senior State Secretary, Ministry of Defence

Other Assignments:

1999 Premier member of The Left Youth (LY), Chairwoman at Karcag town and the member of the National Presidium
2000-2005 Chairwoman of the Left Youth in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County
in 1999 Joined the organization of MSZP (Hungarian Socialist Party ) at Karcag town from 2000 She was the member of the Town and County Presidium as well as of the Central Financial Control Committee (MSZP), Member of the Financial Control Committee, Socialist Youth Internacionálé.
Became member of the National Presidium on 16th October 2004 on the extraordinary congress and later on the annual Party Congress 2007. She was the Head of the Hungarian Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Member of the Hungarian Delegation to OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Head of the Hungarian Delegation to the Frankophon Parliamentary Assembly. Member of the Hungarian Member-Parliament Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union
2005-2006 National coordinator for the fight against terrorism (Prime Minister’s Appointee) Member of Social Council, ZMNE, honorary professor

Language knowledge:

English: Upper-level State Language Exam (Specialized in Economics)
Spanish: Upper-level State Language Exam (Specialized in Diplomacy)
French: Intermediate-level State Language Exam
Russian: Intermediate-level State Language Exam
Norwegian: Intermediate-level State Language Exam
German: Pre-intermediate