Ivan Knotek

Ivan Knotek
Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic
In office
12 October 1988 – 22 June 1989
Preceded by Peter Colotka
Succeeded by Pavel Hrivnák
Personal details
Born 26 August 1936
Political party Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Communist Party of Slovakia

Ivan Knotek (born 26 August 1936) is a Slovak politician who served as Politburo member and prime minister from 1988 to 1989 of the Slovak Socialist Republic.[1]

Biography

Knotek was born on 26 August 1936.[2] He was a member of both the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and the Slovak Communist Party.[3] He became a member of the Czech Communist Party's Politburo in April 1988.[3] He was made chairman of the Politburo's two commissions, agriculture and food commission and youth work commission.[3] He retained his Politburo membership in the reshuffle of 10-11 October 1988.[4][5]

He was also named prime minister on 12 October 1988, replacing Peter Colotka in the post.[6] With this appointment he automatically became the deputy federal prime minister along with the Czech Prime Minister Ladislav Adamec.[6][7] Knotek's tenure as prime minister ended on 22 June 1989 and he was succeeded by Pavel Hrivnák in the post.[8] Then he served as the Communist Party's secretary for economic affairs.[5] In a November 1989 reshuffle, Knotek retained his post at the politburo.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Vojtech Mastny; Malcolm Byrne (2005). A Cardboard Castle? An Inside History of the Warsaw Pact, 1955-1991. Budapest: Central European University Press. p. 687. Retrieved 31 August 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)
  2. ↑ "Index Ki-Ky". Rulers. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Directory of Czechoslovak Officials". Directorate of Intelligence. July 1988. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "List of reshuffled Politburo". Associated Press (Prague). 26 November 1989. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Democratic Revolution in Czechslovakia" (Briefing Book). The National Security Archive. Prague. October 1999. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "New Czech government sworn in". The Times-News (Pague). AP. 13 October 1988. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Ministers in Czechoslovakia's Government With AM". Associated Press. 12 October 1988. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Slovakia". Rulers. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Clamor in the East; New Politburo in Prague". The New York Times. 28 November 1989. Retrieved 31 August 2013.