I’ve been a fan of his for longer than that. I lived in Budapest in 97-99 and learned the language. Orban was already an important political figure then. He had been the leader of the Young Democrats (Fidesz) which organized in the late 80s in opposition to communism.....this was before the Wall fell.
I then lived in Budapest again in 2003-2004. Orban was previously the prime minister from 1998-2002. He regained the office in 2010 and has held it since.
He got me with this speech:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3411401/posts
The YouTube is long gone, but the transcript is in post 5. Very impressive.