Vladimír Chovan

Vladimír Chovan (born September 26, 1963) is a Slovak politician (People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia) and the current Minister of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic. He is married and has 2 children.

He studied at the Slovak University of Agriculture, Faculty of Mechanization of Agriculture, Nitra and finished in 1985.

He replaced Stanislav Becík due to inner-party rivalries and was announced Minister of Agriculture by president Ivan Gašparovič September 23, 2009.[1][2] He pledges for a change in the Common Agricultural Policy in the European Union.[3] Chovan refused denials that his ministry is involved in corruption.[4]

Footnotes

  1. ^ http://www.topagrar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13690&Itemid=519
  2. ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-s/slovakia.html
  3. ^ http://www.minrol.gov.pl/index.php?/eng/layout/set/print/content/view/full/22872
  4. ^ http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/38422/10/special_prosecutors_to_interview_vladimir_meciar.html

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