Ivan Mikloš
Ivan Mikloš | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 9 July 2010 – 4 April 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Iveta Radičová |
| Preceded by | Ján Počiatek |
| Succeeded by | Peter Kažimír |
| In office 15 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
| Preceded by | František Hajnovič |
| Succeeded by | Ján Počiatek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1960 Svidník, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Political party | Public against Violence (Before 1993) Democratic Party (1993–2000) Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (2000–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Economics, Bratislava London School of Economics |
Ivan Mikloš (born 2 June 1960) is a Slovak politician and the former Minister of Finance of Slovakia (2010–2012). He previously served as Slovakia's Minister of Finance from 2002 to 2006,[1] and Deputy Prime Minister for Economy between 1998 and 2002.
In 2004, he was named the top business reformer by the World Bank's Doing Business report. Under his leadership, Slovakia jumped to 32nd place (of 178 economies) on the ease of doing business index. He is also known for attending the annual meeting of the Bilderberg Group in 2005.
Personal life[edit]
Mikloš was born in Svidník. He is married and has two children.
Professional biography[edit]
- 1979–1983—study at Faculty of National Economics of College of Economics in Bratislava, focused on long-term planning and prognostic
- 1983–1987—Assistant, College of Economics in Bratislava
- 1987–1990—Research assistant, College of Economics in Bratislava
- 1990—Advisor to the deputy prime minister of the Slovak Republic, responsible for economical reforms
- 1990–1991—Director, Department of Economic and Social Policy, Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic
- 1992–1998—Executive director and president of M.E.S.A.10 organization
- 1993—study at London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom
- 1994–1998—Lecturer, University of Trnava
- 1997–1998—Member of supervisory board of National Property Fund of the Slovak Republic
- 1998—designated first vice president, EastWest Institute, New York City
Political career[edit]
- 1991–1992—Minister of Privatization of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic
- 1998–2002—Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of Slovakia
- 2002–2006—Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Slovakia
- 2006–2010—Member of the National Council of Slovakia
- 2010–2012—Minister of Finance of Slovakia
- 2015—Consultant of Ukrainian finance and economy ministers[2]
Political party membership[edit]
- 1992–1993—Public Against Violence, deputy chairman
- 1993–2000—Democratic Party, chairman in 1994
- 2001–present—Slovak Democratic and Christian Union, deputy chairman
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Historical summary of the Ministers of Finance of the Slovak Republic since 1969 till present". Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic.
- ^ "Ukraine needs to continue, step up reforms or country could roll back – Miklos".
External links[edit]
Sources[edit]
- http://www.doingbusiness.org
- http://www.oecd.org/speaker/0,3438,en_21571361_22024020_27546494_1_1_1_1,00.html
- http://www.sdkuonline.sk/english/repre.shtml
- http://www.government.gov.sk/english/minister_mf.html (government website about current minister of finance, archived version here [1])
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