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István Simicskó becomes defence minister

On 10 September 2015 István Simicskó took office as Hungary's Minister of Defence after Csaba Hende resigned amid criticism of the border fence's slow construction; he served until May 2018.

István Simicskó (Wikimedia Commons portrait; person avatar reused as fact cover, land-pack1 pattern).

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On 10 September 2015 István Simicskó took office as Hungary's Minister of Defence after Csaba Hende resigned amid criticism of the border fence's slow construction; he served until May 2018. President János Áder appointed him with effect from 10 September, and he took his oath before parliament on 21 September.

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  1. 1.24.hu — source24.hu · verified
  2. 2.honvedelem.hu — sourcehonvedelem.hu · verified
  3. 3.hvg.huchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: hende+resign · verified
  4. 4.portfolio.huchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: hende+resign · verified

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Factrail. (2026). István Simicskó becomes defence minister. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/simicsko-defence-minister-2015-09

https://factrail.ai/facts/simicsko-defence-minister-2015-09

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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