Jozef Tuchyňa

Jozef Tuchyňa
Member of the National Council
In office
29 October 1998  15 October 2002
Minister of Interior
In office
24 June 1992  15 March 1994
Prime MinisterVladimír Mečiar
Preceded byLadislav Pittner
Succeeded byLadislav Pittner
Personal details
Born(1941-11-11)11 November 1941
Krásna Ves, First Slovak Republic
Died9 November 2019(2019-11-09) (aged 77)
Piešťany, Slovakia
Political partyParty of the Democratic Left (2000–2001)
Children2

Jozef Tuchyňa (11 November 1941 – 9 November 2019) was a Slovak military general and politician. He served as the first Minister of the Interior of the independent Slovakia, the first chief of staff of the Slovak Armed forces and as a Member of the National Council of Slovakia.