Ivan Mikloš

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Ivan Mikloš was born on 2nd of June 1960. He became a member of the Slovak National Council representing SDKÚ-DS. He is a member of the Committee on Finance and Budget.

Political Career[edit]

Ivan Mikloš started his political career in 1991 when he became a minister of Privatization for one year. In 1992 he became a member of Public against Violence. From 1993 to 2000, he was chairman of the Democratic Party for 7 years. After that in 2001, he became a member of SDKÚ-DS. From 1998, Mikloš held more important offices including: member of supervisory board of National Property Fund of the Slovak Republic (1997-1998), deputy prime minister for economic affairs of the Slovak Republic (1998-2002), deputy prime minister and Minister of Finance for the Slovak Republic (2002-2006) and once again in 20010-2012. Ivan Mikloš significantly contributed to the entry of the Slovak Republic into the OECD and started an extensive and effective tax reform.

Education[edit]

Ivan Mikloš studied long-term planning and prognostics at Vysoká škola ekonomická in Bratislava. He graduated in 1983. In 1993, Mikloš studied at the London School of Economics.

Notable Work[edit]

Ivan Mikloš was a co-founder and leader of MESA10 (an independent think tank, non-governmental and non-profit organization) in the period from 1992-1998. In 2014 he was appointed as a think tank President.

External Links[edit]

Official profile of Ivan Mikloš on Slovak National Council’s website

Official profile of Ivan Mikloš on MESA10

Blog of Ivan Mikloš