Prior to that, he was CEO of the Teva Hungary Ltd. pharmaceutical manufacturing (2010–2014), then Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the Third Orbán Government (2014–2017).

In 1998 he worked in Wales UK as Sales Manager and became HR Associate and Team leader.

In 2001 he was Director for Human Resources for Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Middle East.

Before he became Senior Director for Human Resources, Global Medical, Regulatory and Patient Safety in 2008, he worked as general manager for Hungary from 2003–2007.

[4] From June 2014 – 2017 Szabó was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and since October 2014 Trade in the Third Orbán Government.