Mikuláš Dzurinda
Mikuláš Dzurinda | |
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Dzurinda in 2021 | |
| Prime Minister of Slovakia | |
| In office 30 October 1998 – 4 July 2006 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Vladimír Mečiar |
| Succeeded by | Robert Fico |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Iveta Radičová |
| Preceded by | Miroslav Lajčák |
| Succeeded by | Miroslav Lajčák |
| Acting President of Slovakia | |
| In office 30 October 1998 –
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| Preceded by | Vladimír Mečiar (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf Schuster |
| Minister of Transport, Post and Telecommunications | |
| In office 16 March 1994 – 13 December 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Jozef Moravčík |
| Preceded by | Roman Hofbauer |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Rezeš |
| President of the Martens Centre | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfried Martens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1955 Spišský Štvrtok, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | Eva Dzurindová |
| Alma mater | University of Žilina |
Mikuláš Dzurinda (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmikulaːʐ ˈdzurinda] ⓘ; born 4 February 1955) is a Slovak politician who was the prime minister of Slovakia from 30 October 1998 to 4 July 2006. Dzurinda is the founder and leader of the Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK) and then the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ–DS). From 2002 to 2006, his party formed a coalition government with the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), the Alliance of the New Citizen (ANO), and the Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK–MKP).
Dzurinda's second government was labeled as a reformist and pro-market. Reforms included a flat tax of 19%, pension reform (second pillar), and education financing reform (except colleges and universities). During his term, Slovakia joined both the European Union and NATO. Dzurinda later served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Prime Minister Iveta Radičová's coalition government from 2010 to 2012. On 3 December 2013, Dzurinda was elected as President of the Martens Centre, the think tank of the European People's Party.