Robert Kaliňák
Robert Kaliňák | |
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Kaliňák in 2023 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico |
| In office 4 April 2012 – 22 March 2018 Serving with Peter Kažimír, Miroslav Lajčák, Ľubomír Vážny, Peter Pellegrini, Lucia Žitňanská and Gabriela Matečná | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico |
| In office 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico |
| Minister of Defence | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico |
| Preceded by | Martin Sklenár |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 4 April 2012 – 22 March 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico |
| Preceded by | Daniel Lipšic |
| Succeeded by | Tomáš Drucker |
| In office 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico |
| Preceded by | Martin Pado |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Lipšic |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 22 March 2018 – 31 December 2018 | |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012 | |
| In office 15 October 2002 – 4 July 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1971 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Direction – Social Democracy (1999–present) |
| Spouse | Zuzana Kaliňáková |
| Alma mater | Comenius University (JUDr.) |
Robert Kaliňák (born 11 May 1971) is a Slovak politician who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia and Minister of Defence in the Fourth cabinet of Robert Fico since 25 October 2023.
Kaliňák previously served as Minister of the Interior from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018. He is the longest serving minister in the history of modern Slovakia. He is a member of the Direction – Social Democracy party. On 31 December 2018, Kaliňák resigned his seat in the National Council, effectively retiring from politics until the 2023 parliamentary election.