• Certified Civil Engineer, Budapest University of Technology; 1971
• Certified Organisational Engineer, Budapest University of Technology; 1977
• University (technology) doctor, University (technology) doctor; 1979

• PhD (economics sciences) 2001

• Habilitation, 2003

Number of years spent in education: 16 years

1971 – 1975

designing engieneer (UVATERV Highway Office)

1975 – 1979

senior rapporteur (Ministry of Transportation and Postal Services)

1979 – 1986

economic expert (KNEB-Central People's Control Commitee)

1986 – 1990

head of department (KNEB-Central People's Control Commitee)

1989 – 1989

study visit (General Accounting Office of the USA)

1990 – 1996

senior head of department, director (Stat Audit Office of Hungary)

1993 – 1993

study visit (Department of Economic and Financial Matters, European Commission)

1996 – 1997

chairman (State Privatisations and Holding Co.)

1997 – 2009

president (State Audit Office of Hungary)

2008 – 2012

associate professor (ELTE JATE (Eötvös Lorán University - József Attila University) Faculty of Statistics and Economy)

2009 –

university professor (University of Szeged Faculty of Economics and Business Aministration)

2010 – 2012

board member (Hungarian National Asset Management Inc.)

2010 – 2012

chairman of the supervisory board (MVM-Hungarian Electricity Ltd.)

2010 – 2012

chairman of the supervisory board (Centre for Budapest Transport Inc.)

2010 – 2012

chairman of the supervisory board (Budapest Urban Management Inc.)

2010 – 2012

chairman of the supervisory board of direcotrs (Aranykor Health Fund)

2010 – 2012

chairman of the supervisory board of direcotrs (Aranykor Voluntary and Private Pension Fund)

2012 –

chairman (Fiscal Council of Hungary)

2014 –

member (Hungarian State Reform Committe)

1. 5 most significant publications of the past 5 years
   • Kovács Árpád: Vázlatos betekintés a közpénzügyi döntéshozatalba. Budapest: Oktatáskutató és Fejlesztő Intézet (OFI), 2014. 307 p.
   • Kovács Árpád: Independent Fiscal Institutions in the Countries of Eastern-Central Eurpoe. GLOBAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS RESEARCH 14:(7) pp. 45-58. (2014)
   • Kovács Árpád: Költségvetési Tanácsok Közép-Kelet-Európa országaiban/Fiscal Councils in the Countries of Eastern-Central Europe. PÉNZÜGYI SZEMLE/PUBLIC FINANCE QUARTERLY 3: pp. 345-363. (2014)
   • Kovács Árpád: Crisis Management similarities and Differences in the Newly Accessed Central and Eastern Europien Countries. In: Farkas Beáta (szerk.) The Aftermath of the Global Crisis in the European Union. 280 p. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013. pp. 152-177.
   • Kovács Árpád: An outline of determinations of the past two decades of Hungarian public finance. In: Farkas Beáta (szerk.) Studies in International Economics and Finance. Szeged: JATEPress, 2011. pp. 105-124. (ISBN:978-963-315-055-9)
2. 5 most important scientific publications of the scientific life’s work
   • Kovács Árpád: Vázlatos betekintés a közpénzügyi döntéshozatalba.. Budapest: Nemzeti Tankönyvkiadó 2014, 307 pp. (megjelenés alatt)
   • Kovács Árpád: Crisis Management similarities and Differences in the Newly Accessed Central and Eastern Europien Countries. In: Farkas Beáta (szerk.) The Aftermath of the Global Crisis in the European Union. 280 p. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013. pp. 152-177.
   • Kovács Árpád, Báger Gusztáv, Gidai Erzsébet: Privatizáció Magyarországon 1-2. k.. Budapest: Állami Számvevőszék Fejlesztési és Módszertani Intézet, 2004. 500 p.
   • Kovács Árpád: KÖZPÉNZÜGYEK. Budapest: ELTE - Eötvös Kiadó, 2010. 379 p.
   • Kovács Árpád: Competitiveness and modernization of public finances: selecting and action scenario in Hungary following EU accession. OECD JOURNAL ON BUDGETING 6:(3) pp. 69-92. (2007)

Memberships:

Recognitions:

1996

Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Officer’s Cross

2002

Magyary Zoltán Medal

2004

Grand Decoration of Gold with Star of the Republic of Austria

2008

Grand Prix for Economics

2009

Calvin Medal

2009

Golden Medal of the Hungarian National Assembly

2014

Pro Universitate - University of Szeged