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Born: 31 May 1963 · Age: 63
Viktor Orbán is 63 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 31 May 1963.
Hungarian prime minister and Fidesz leader who has dominated the country's politics since 2010 with his illiberal democracy
Did you know?He was a professional footballer in his youth and remained registered as a player during his first term as Prime Minister.
Viktor Orbán has dominated Hungarian politics for most of the 21st century. He first won fame in 1989, when as a young student leader he demanded that Soviet troops leave Hungary. He co-founded Fidesz, then a liberal youth party, and studied at Oxford on a Soros scholarship. He became prime minister in 1998. Returning in 2010 with a two-thirds majority, he rewrote the constitution. He describes his system as "illiberal democracy". Critics in the EU accuse him of eroding press freedom and the rule of law.
Viktor Mihály Orbán (born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who served as the prime minister of Hungary from 1998 to 2002 and from 2010 to 2026. He has also been the president of Fidesz, which has been variously characterised as a Christian nationalist, illiberal, and far-right political party.
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Hungarian politician, born 1963
Viktor Orbán was born in Székesfehérvár on 31 May 1963.
He co-founded Fidesz in 1988.
He was prime minister from 1998 to 2002.
He returned to power in 2010.
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Did you know?He studied at Oxford on a Soros Foundation scholarship.
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