NP ▁coal ition . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Studies ▁and ▁personal ▁life ▁Sim ic sk ó ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁T isz al ök , ▁Sz abol cs - S zat m ár - Ber eg ▁County ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁secondary ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Jed lik ▁Á ny os ▁Second ary ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁of ▁C se pel ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁business ▁econom ics ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁C ater ing ▁and ▁Tour ism ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁E öt v ös ▁Lor ánd ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁law . ▁Sim ic sk ó ▁obtained ▁his ▁Ph D ▁degree ▁( mil it ary ▁sciences ) ▁at ▁the ▁Z rí ny i ▁Mik l ós ▁National ▁Def ence ▁University ▁( by ▁now ▁integrated ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Public ▁Service ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Sim ic sk ó ▁is ▁married ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁three ▁children . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Association ▁of ▁Military ▁Science ▁( M