Boglárka Illés is the State Secretary for Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, a position she has held since 2024. Since 2022, she has also been a Member of the Hungarian Parliament. Throughout her career, she has held various significant roles in both government and public administration. She served as a Senior Ministerial Adviser at the Prime Minister's Office from 2020 to 2022 and as Deputy State Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources between 2016 and 2020. Before these roles, she gained valuable leadership experience as the Head of Department at the Hungarian State Treasury and worked in the Prime Ministry as an Officer early in her career. She holds a law degree from Eötvös Loránd University and later completed a qualification as a media and public service communication adviser at the University of Public Service.