Background
Benkö, Tibor was born on October 16, 1955 in Nyíregyháza, Hungary.
Benkö, Tibor was born on October 16, 1955 in Nyíregyháza, Hungary.
Attended, Kossuth Lajos Military College Artillery Branch, 1975—1979. Attended, Kalinyin Artillery Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1985—1988. Attended, Army War College, 2000—2001.
Student in human resources management, Szent István Civilian University, 2004—2006.
Platoon leader, deputy battery Commander, regiment operation officer 36th artillery regiment Hungarian Home Defense Force, Kiskunhalas, Hungary, 1979—1985, staff officer 5th army artillery branch Székesfehérvár, Hungary, 1988—1990, deputy Commander to Commander 36th artillery brigade Kiskunhalas, 1990—1995, Commander 36th artillery regiment, 1995—2000, colonel, 1995—2001, Commander 5th Bocskai István light infantry brigade Debrecen, Hungary, 2001—2005, brigadier Commander, 2001—2007, deputy Commander Hungarian land forces command Székesfehérvár, 2005—2006, acting Commander Hungarian land forces command, 2006, major general, 2007—2009, deputy Commander joint force command Székesfehérvár, 2007—2009, lieutenant general, since 2009, Commander joint force command Székesfehérvár, since 2009, chief of defense, since 2010.
Married; 2 children.