Zsolt Simon
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Prime MinisterMikuláš Dzurinda
Preceded byPavol Koncoš
Succeeded byMiroslav Jureňa
Prime MinisterIveta Radičová
Zsolt Simon | |
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.jpg) Simon in 2012 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| In office 16 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
| Preceded by | Pavol Koncoš |
| Succeeded by | Miroslav Jureňa |
| In office 9 July 2010 – 4 April 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Iveta Radičová |
| Preceded by | Vladimír Chovan |
| Succeeded by | Ľubomír Jahnátek |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| In office 4 April 2012 – 20 March 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1970 |
| Party | Party of the Hungarian Coalition (1999-2009) Most–Híd(2009-2016) Hungarian Forum(2019-) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Mendel University Brno |
Zsolt Simon (born 26 August 1970) is a Slovak politician. He served as the Minister of Agriculture from 2002 to 2006 and again from 2010 to 2012. From 2006 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2020 he was a Member of the National Council.
Simon was born in Rimavská Sobota. He is of Hungarian ethnicity. He studied agriculture at the Mendel University, graduating in 1993. Following graduation, he ran a farm and worked as a manager in Agriculture. In 1999, he joined the Party of the Hungarian Coalition.[1]