Background
Simon, János was born on November 10, 1954 in Kecskemét, Bacs-Kisku, Hungary. Son of János Simon and Mária Slezák.
researcher political sociologist
Simon, János was born on November 10, 1954 in Kecskemét, Bacs-Kisku, Hungary. Son of János Simon and Mária Slezák.
Graduate in Literature and History, University Jate, Szeged, Hungary, 1980. Graduate in Sociology, University Elte, Budapeest, Hungary, 1982.
Researcher Institute for Social Sciences, Budapest, 1987-1990. Institute for Social Sciences, HAS, since 1990. Senior research fellow Institute for Political Sciences, 1994.
Research director Institute for Political Sciences, HAS, since 1994. Director Erasmus Foundation, Budapest, since 1990. Co-director Gallup Institute, Budapest, 1990-1991.
Member Hungarian Political Science Association, Hungarian Sociological Association, Hungarian Foreign Policy Association, Central European Time Club, Dies Academicus Hungaricus Geneviensis.
Married Margit Szöbölodi, October 25, 1980. Children: Bálint, Attila.