Ivan Knotek (26 August 1936–11 March 2020) was a
Slovak politician who served as Politburo member and prime minister from 1988 to 1989 of
the Slovak Socialist Republic.
Biography
Knotek was born in
Senica
Senica (; german: Senitz; hu, Szenice) is a town in Trnava Region, western Slovakia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the Záhorie lowland, close to the Little Carpathians.
Etymology
The name is derived from the word ''seno'' (" hay" ...
on 26 August 1936.
He was a member of both the
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia ( Czech and Slovak: ''Komunistická strana Československa'', KSČ) was a communist and Marxist–Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992. It was a member of the Comint ...
and the
Slovak Communist Party.
Between 1969 and 1981 he was the chief secretary of the latter's district committee in
Galanta
Galanta ( hu, Galánta, german: Gallandau) is a town (about 15,000 inhabitants) in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It is situated 50 km due east of the Slovak capital Bratislava.
Etymology
The name is derived from a Slavic name ''Golęta'' ( ...
.
[ He became a member of the Czech Communist Party's Politburo in April 1988.][ He was the chairman of the Politburo's two commissions, agriculture and food commission and youth work commission between 1987 and 1988.][ He retained his Politburo membership in the reshuffle on 10–11 October 1988.]
He was also named prime minister on 12 October 1988, replacing Peter Colotka in the post. With this appointment he automatically became the deputy federal prime minister along with the Czech Prime Minister Ladislav Adamec
Ladislav Adamec (10 September 1926 – 14 April 2007) was a Czechoslovak communist politician.
Early life
Adamec was born in Moravia on 10 September 1926.
Career
Adamec joined the Presidium in March 1987 and served as the prime minister o ...
.[ Knotek's tenure as prime minister ended on 22 June 1989, and he was succeeded by ]Pavel Hrivnák
Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pav ...
in the post. Then he served as the Communist Party's secretary for economic affairs.[ In a November 1989 reshuffle, Knotek retained his post at the politburo.]
Knotek died in Galanta
Galanta ( hu, Galánta, german: Gallandau) is a town (about 15,000 inhabitants) in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It is situated 50 km due east of the Slovak capital Bratislava.
Etymology
The name is derived from a Slavic name ''Golęta'' ( ...
on 11 March 2020.[
]
References
External links
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1936 births
2020 deaths
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia politicians
Prime Ministers of Slovakia
People from Senica