Rudolf Chmel

Rudolf Chmel
Minister of Culture of Slovakia
In office
16 October 2002  24 May 2005
Preceded byMilan Kňažko
Succeeded byFrantišek Tóth
In office
5 April 2006  4 July 2006
Preceded byFrantišek Tóth
Succeeded byMarek Maďarič
Personal details
Born (1939-02-11) 11 February 1939
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Political partyAlliance of the New Citizen (2002-2009)
Most–Híd (2009-)

Rudolf Chmel (born 11 February 1939) is a Slovak politician who was Minister of Culture in the government of Slovakia from 2002 to 2005 and again in 2006. He was also the last ambassador of Czechoslovakia accredited to Hungary, a member of the Parliament of Slovakia, and a writer and editor. From 2010 to 2012, he was the Deputy Prime Minister in Iveta Radičová's government.