Tibor Benkő (born 16 October 1955) is a Hungarian military officer and government official.

He previously was a four-star general in the Hungarian Defence Forces, serving as Chief of the Defence Staff from 6 June 2010[1] until 16 May 2018.

Following the 2018 parliamentary election, General Benkő was nominated by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to serve as Minister of Defence, it was alleged that he would be both a soldier and a minister.

[2] General Benkő is married and has two daughters.

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