Ivan Mikloš

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Ivan Mikloš
Minister of Finance of Slovakia
In office
July 9, 2010  March 4, 2012
Preceded by Ján Počiatek
Succeeded by Peter Kažimír
Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
In office
July 4, 2006  July 9, 2010
Minister of Finance of Slovakia
In office
October 15, 2002  July 4, 2006
Preceded by František Hajnovič
Succeeded by Ján Počiatek
Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia for Economy
In office
October 30, 1998  October 15, 2002
Deputy Mikuláš Dzurinda
Minister of Privatization of
Slovak Federal Republic
In office
May 6, 1991  June 24, 1992
Deputy Ján Čarnogurský
Personal details
Born June 2, 1960
Svidník, Czechoslovakia
Political party Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party

Ivan Mikloš (born June 2, 1960, Svidník) is the incumbent Minister of Finance of Slovakia, appointed on July 9, 2010. He previously served as Slovakia's Minister of Finance from 2002 to 2006 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.

He is married with two children.

Professional biography

  • 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, Great Britain
  • 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

  • 1991–1992 - Minister of Privatization,
  • 1998–2002 - Deputy prime minister for economic affairs of Slovakia,
  • 2002–2006 - Deputy prime minister and Minister of Finance of Slovakia,
  • 2010–2012 - Minister of Finance of Slovakia.

Political party membership

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