Ivan Mikloš | |
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Minister of Finance | |
In office 9 July 2010 – 4 April 2012 |
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Prime Minister | Iveta Radičová |
Preceded by | Ján Počiatek |
Succeeded by | Peter Kažimír |
In office 15 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 |
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Prime Minister | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
Preceded by | František Hajnovič |
Succeeded by | Ján Počiatek |
Personal details | |
Born |
Svidník, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
2 June 1960
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 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.
Mikloš was born in Svidník and is of Rusyn origin. He is married and has two children.