István Simicskó
István Simicskó Member of the National Assembly | |
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| Assumed office 18 June 1998 | |
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| Born | 29 November 1961 Tiszalök, Hungary |
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| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Politician |
István Simicskó (born 29 November 1961) is a Hungarian politician of the governing
Studies and personal life
Simicskó was born in
Simicskó is married and father of three children. He had been a member of the Hungarian Association of Military Science (MHTT) since 1993. He is also involved in the Association of Hungarian Reservists (MATASZ) since 2001. He teaches at the National University of Public Service since 2010.
Simicskó was elected president of the Hungarian Modern Pentathlon Union (MÖSZ) in May 2022, replacing Gyula Bretz.[2]
Political career
He joined Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) in 1991 and served as leader of the party's branch in Kispest from 1994 to 1996. After the party's decline and disintegration, he left KDNP at the end of 1996 and joined the strengthening right-wing Fidesz party.
Simicskó was elected lawmaker from the Budapest regional list of the Fidesz in the
In the 2002 national election, Simicskó was re-elected parliamentarian, however the Fidesz was defeated by the MSZP–SZDSZ coalition.[3] In April 2003, Simicskó was the only MP who voted against joining the European Union following a successful membership referendum, where the proposal was approved by 83.8% of voters with a voter turnout of 45.6%. Simicskó then argued that there were numerous "questions and uncertainty" around the enlargement and also added, he represented the "majority of the non-voters" when he rejected the parliament's authorization.[4]
Simicskó rejoined the Christian Democrats, which re-established after continuous inward struggles and legal disputes and entered into an alliance with Fidesz. He was elected one of the vice presidents of the party in 2006.[1] In the 2006 parliamentary election, he became Member of Parliament again and now joined the KDNP parliamentary group. From 2006 to 2010, he functioned as Chairman of the National Security Committee.[3] Simicskó was elected MP for Újbuda (Budapest Constituency XVI) during the 2010 parliamentary election.[3]
Following the landslide victory of the Fidesz in the 2010 parliamentary election, Simicskó was appointed Secretary of State for Defence on 2 June 2010, under Minister Csaba Hende.[5] According to press reports, the relationship between Hende and Simicskó was tense and conflictual in the next two years.[6] On 7 October 2012, Simicskó was replaced as Secretary of State for Defence by MP Tamás Vargha.[7] He became Secretary of State for Sports in the Ministry of Human Resources on the following day, succeeding Attila Czene.[8] In the 2014 parliamentary election Simicskó was re-elected MP again, representing Újbuda (Budapest Constituency II). He defeated opposition candidate István Józsa.[3]
Simicskó was appointed to the position of Minister of Defence in September 2015 after the resignation of Csaba Hende during the
References
- ^ Országgyűlés.
- ^ "Öttusa: Simicskó István lett a hazai szövetség elnöke". Nemzeti Sport. 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ Országgyűlés.
- ^ "Simicskó nemmel szavazott az EU-ra". Origo. 15 April 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "President appoints 41 state secretaries". Politics.hu. 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Számos rivális gyúrt Hende bukására, a fő ok a migránsválság kezelése körüli vita lehet". Pesti Srácok. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- Index.hu. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- Index.hu. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Hungary's defense minister resigns amid migrant chaos". Deutsche Welle. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Harrach Péter lemondott a frakcióvezetőségről, Simicskó István lesz az utódja". napi.hu. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
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