Pavol Hrivnák
Pavol Hrivnák | |
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Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic | |
In office 22 June 1989 – 8 December 1989 | |
President | Gustáv Husák |
Preceded by | Ivan Knotek |
Succeeded by | Milan Čič |
Personal details | |
Born | (1931-10-09)9 October 1931 Malý Čepčín |
Died | 3 February 1995(1995-02-03) (aged 63) Bratislava, Slovakia |
Political party | Slovak Communist Party Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
Pavol Hrivnák (9 October 1931 – 3 February 1995) was a Slovak politician who served as prime minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic from June to December 1989.
Biography
Hrivnák was born in Malý Čepčín on 9 October 1931.[1][2] He was a member of the Slovak Communist Party and the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.[2] He was named member of the Slovak Communist Party Politburo in May 1971 and became Politburo member of the Czech Communist Party in December 1986.[2]
On 12 October 1988, he was named first deputy minister in the federal government led by Ladislav Adamec.[3][4] Hrivnák was appointed Prime Minister of Slovakia on 22 June 1989, replacing Ivan Knotek in the post, but his tenure lasted very brief and on 8 December 1989, Hrivnák and his cabinet resigned.[5][6] The chairmanship of the Slovak National Council (SNR) accepted the resignation.[7] Then Milan Čič was asked to form a new cabinet.[5]
Hrivnák died on 3 February 1995 in Bratislava and was buried in the National Cemetery.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Graves". National Cemetery. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Directory of Czechoslovak Officials" (PDF). Directorate of Intelligence. July 1988. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "The Democratic Revolution in Czechoslovakia" (PDF). The National Security Archive. Prague. October 1999. Archived from the original (Briefing Book) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Ministers in Czechoslovakia's Government With AM". Associated Press News. 12 October 1988. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ a b "New order may be in place by Sunday". Ocala Star-Banner. 9 December 1989. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Czechs Move to Put Communists in Minority Role for First Time". Los Angeles Times. Prague. Associated Press. 10 December 1989. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Political events". Vlada Ceske Republiky. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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Preceded by | Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic 1989 | Succeeded by |
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(within the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic)
- Štefan Sádovský (1969)
- Peter Colotka (1969–1988)
- Ivan Knotek (1988–1989)
- Pavol Hrivnák (1989)
- Milan Čič (1989–1990)
(within the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic)
- Milan Čič (1990)
- Vladimír Mečiar (1990–1991)
- Ján Čarnogurský (1991–1992)
- Vladimír Mečiar (1992)
- Vladimír Mečiar (1993–1994)
- Jozef Moravčík (1994)
- Vladimír Mečiar (1994–1998)
- Mikuláš Dzurinda (1998–2006)
- Robert Fico (2006–2010)
- Iveta Radičová (2010–2012)
- Robert Fico (2012–2018)
- Peter Pellegrini (2018–2020)
- Igor Matovič (2020–2021)
- Eduard Heger (2021–2023)
- Ľudovít Ódor (2023)
- Robert Fico (2023–)