Antal Rogán

Antal Rogán
MP
Rogán in 2009
Minister of the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office
In office
17 October 2015 – 12 May 2026
Prime MinisterViktor Orbán
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group
In office
2 June 2012 – 30 September 2015
Preceded byJános Lázár
Succeeded byLajos Kósa
Mayor of Belváros-Lipótváros
District V, Budapest
In office
1 October 2006 – 12 October 2014
Preceded byPál Steiner
Succeeded byPéter Szentgyörgyvölgyi
Member of the National Assembly
In office
18 June 1998 – 8 May 2026
Personal details
Born (1972-01-29) 29 January 1972
Körmend, Hungary
PartyFidesz (since 1996)
Spouse(s)Alexandra Sonnevend (1st)
Cecília Gaál-Rogán (2nd)
Barbara Obrusánszki (3rd)
Children
  • Dániel
  • Áron
  • András
Professioneconomist, politician

Antal Rogán (born 29 January 1972)[1] is a Hungarian economist and politician, who served as Minister of the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office between 2015 and 2026. He served as Mayor of Belváros-Lipótváros (fifth district of Budapest) from 2006 to 2014.[2] On Tuesday January 7, 2025, he was hit with US sanctions for his alleged involvement in corruption in Hungary.[3] On Wednesday, 16 April 2025, the sanctions against him were removed by the US government.[4]

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 Biden administration sanctioned him for corruption under the Magnitsky Act.[5] 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.[6][7] In April 2025 the Trump administration lifted the sanctions, stating they were "inconsistent with US foreign policy interests."[8]

After the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, where Fidesz–KDNP suffered a heavy defeat and fell from power, Rogán did not take up his mandate.[9]

Personal life

Rogán's family is of Slovene descent from the Raba March in Vas County.

He married his first wife, Alexandra Sonnevend, in 1999.[10][11] He married his second wife, Cecília Gaál-Rogán in 2007; they announced their divorce in 2019.[12] He married his third wife, Barbara Obrusánszki, in 2021.[13][14]

He has one son from his first marriage, and two sons from his second.[15]

Inventions

Antal Rogán, a trained economist,[16] 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 US$3,660,000) for him.[17] 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.[18] It is notable that the first version of the technology covered by Rogán's invention received HUF 8 million (US$29,000) of EU funds via the Hungarian state-administered Széchenyi Program.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Biography" (PDF). Országgyűlés.
  2. 1 2 "Register". Országgyűlés.
  3. ↑ "US sanctions top Hungarian official for alleged corruption while in office". AP News. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  4. ↑ "US removes sanctions from Antal Rogán, aide to Hungary's Viktor Orbán". The Guardian. 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  5. ↑ "US sanctions Hungarian top official Antal Rogán over corruption claims". euronews. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  6. ↑ "Treasury Sanctions Corrupt Hungarian Official". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Psaledakis, Daphne (15 April 2025). "US lifting sanctions on key aide to Hungary's Orban". Reuters. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ők azok a fideszesek, akik befutó helyen voltak a listán, de inkább nem ülnek be a parlamentbe". telex (in Hungarian). 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  10. ↑ "Rogán Antal vagyonnyilatkozata - 2003. február". origo.hu. 31 December 1899.
  11. ↑ "Válságban Rogánék házassága". Blikk (in Hungarian). 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  12. ↑ ""Meghoztuk életünk legnehezebb döntését" – 12 év házasság után válik a Rogán házaspár". Blikk (in Hungarian). 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  13. ↑ Ágnes, Kovács (2021-02-02). "Blikk: Itt vannak Rogán Antal harmadik esküvőjének kulisszatitkai". Nyugati Fény (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Íme, Rogán Antal esküvőjének kulisszatitkai". Blikk (in Hungarian). 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  16. ↑ "Adatbázis: Rogán Antal | K-Monitor".
  17. ↑ "Saját bevallása szerint Rogán már 1,3 milliárd forintot markolt fel egy találmányból". February 2024.
  18. ↑ Czinkóczi, Sándor (17 August 2016). "Rogánék semmi újat nem találták fel, de legalább rengeteget kerestek vele". 444.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  19. ↑ Unknown
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