Marián Čalfa

Marián Čalfa
Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
In office
10 December 1989  2 July 1992
PresidentVáclav Havel
Preceded byLadislav Adamec
Succeeded byJan Stráský
Personal details
Born (1946-05-07) 7 May 1946
Trebišov, Czechoslovakia
Political partyCommunist Party of Czechoslovakia (c. 1968–1990)
Public Against Violence (1990–1991)
Civic Democratic Union (Slovakia) (1991–1992)

Marián Čalfa (born 7 May 1946, in Trebišov) is a Slovak former politician, who served as prime minister of Czechoslovakia during and after the Velvet Revolution in 1989, as well as de facto acting President for 19 days. He was a key figure in the smooth transfer of power from Communist rule to democracy.