Constitution Protection Office

The Constitution Protection Office^[1] (Hungarian: Alkotmányvédelmi Hivatal, "AH") is a Hungarian internal security intelligence agency, formerly known as Nemzetbiztonsági Hivatal (En. Office of National Security). Its primary responsibilities are: counterintelligence, anticorruption, economic security and related proactive measures. The AH also leads investigations against organized crime and deals with (mainly internal) threats against society (such as subversion).

Constitution Protection Office

Alkotmányvédelmi Hivatal
The AH logo. The bird is a turul and the shield itself the Arpad stripes of ancient Hungary. Its slogan means: "The homeland before all!"
Agency overview
Formed	2010 (2010)
Type	Secret police Intelligence agency
Jurisdiction	Hungary
Headquarters	Budapest 47°27′59″N 19°02′41″E
Parent agency	Ministry of Interior

AH has been active since 2010.

General Directors

• Dr. Bárdos Szabolcs
• Zoltán Kiss