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Ivan Mikloš

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Ivan Mikloš
Minister of Finance
In office
9 July 2010 – 4 April 2012
Prime MinisterIveta Radičová
Preceded byJán Počiatek
Succeeded byPeter Kažimír
In office
15 October 2002 – 4 July 2006
Prime MinisterMikuláš Dzurinda
Preceded byFrantišek Hajnovič
Succeeded byJán Počiatek
Personal details
Born (1960-06-02) 2 June 1960 (age 64)
Svidník, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political party
Alma mater

Ivan Mikloš (born 2 June 1960) is a Slovak politician who served as Minister of Finance of Slovakia from 2002 to 2006,[1] and Deputy Prime Minister for Economy between 1998 and 2002.

Biography

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Mikloš became the only opposition member of the Supervisory Board of the National Pension Fund in 1997–1998,[2] Deputy Prime Minister for Economy from 1998 until 2002, and Minister of Finance from 2002 until 2006.[3] In April 2010, he was expert guarantor of the online project University for Modern Slovakia, which aimed to convey basic economic knowledge to the general public in an accessible form.[4]

In 2015, Mikloš worked as consultant of Ukrainian finance and economy ministers[5] The following year, in 2016, he served as Chief of Advisors to Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman.[6]

Mikloš is the recipient of numerous domestic and international awards and was once considered one of the best Slovak economists.[7] He is an ethnic Ruthenian.[8]

Honours

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  • 2004: Finance Minister of the Year by Euromoney.[9]
  • 2005: TAE Award from the European Taxpayers Association for Slovak tax reforms.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Historical summary of the Ministers of Finance of the Slovak Republic since 1969 till present". Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Životopis Ivana Mikloša". UPMS.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. ^ Jungmann, Jens; Sagemann, Bernd (2011). Financial Crisis in Eastern Europe: Road to Recover. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-8349-6553-0.
  4. ^ Kováčová, Martina (16 April 2010). "Mikloš má vlastnú univerzitu. Na webe". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Ukraine needs to continue, step up reforms or country could roll back – Miklos".
  6. ^ "Ukrajina: Hrojsman vymenoval Mikloša za šéfa svojich poradcov". Pravda (in Slovak). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  7. ^ Kováč, Ján (30 March 2010). "Najlepší bol Mikloš, tvrdia odborníci aj ľudia". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). Bratislava: Mafra Slovakia. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Navrat ku koriňom | Ivan Mikloš". udol.sk (in Slovak). 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011.
  9. ^ Eva, Julian (1 September 2004). "Finance minister of the year 2004: Miklos has no time for bullies". Euromoney. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Mikloš si prevezme v Bruseli ocenenie za reformy". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance
2002–2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Finance
2010–2012
Succeeded by