Ján Počiatek
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Ján Počiatek (born 16 September 1970) is a Slovak
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.


Early life and education

Počiatek speaks
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fluently and also has an advanced knowledge of
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and
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. Počiatek is a graduate of the
University of Economics in Bratislava The University of Economics in Bratislava ( sk, Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave) is the oldest university of economics in Slovakia. History The university was established in 1940 as a private university under the name Vysoká obchodná škol ...
. He graduated in 1997 as a qualified engineer in economics.


Career

Počiatek served as
Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
from 2006 to 2010, and as Minister of Transport, Construction, and Regional Development from 2012 to 2016, both in the government of
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Robert Fico Robert Fico (; born 15 September 1964) is a Slovak politician who served as the prime minister of Slovakia from 2006 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2018 (when he resigned). He has been the first leader of the Direction – Social Democracy (SMER-SD) p ...
. Under his leadership, Slovakia agreed a 1.9-billion-euro ($2.1 billion) public-private partnership for a consortium led by Spanish infrastructure group
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’s
Cintra Cintra, S.A. (Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte, translated as Toll Transport Infrastructures) is one of the largest private developers of transport infrastructure in the world. Its assets are fundamentally toll roads and car parks, ...
unit to build two highways in the capital Bratislava.


Other activities

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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. Initially focus ...
(EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2006-2010) *
European Investment Bank The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the European Union's investment bank and is owned by the EU Member States. It is one of the largest supranational lenders in the world. The EIB finances and invests both through equity and debt solutions ...
(EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2006-2010)


Recognition

For his contribution in preparing Slovakia's entry into the
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, the international financial affairs publication ''
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'' named Počiatek as the "Best finance minister for the year 2008 in Europe."


Controversy

Počiatek caused controversy when he participated in a yacht trip on the Mediterranean organised by a private equity group accused of profiting from currency speculation before the koruna was revalued against the euro in May 2008. Pociatek denied wrongdoing but later apologised. By late 2008, opposition pressure was mounting again to dismiss Počiatek over his alleged mishandling of a court case involving state-owned lottery company Tipos. In 2019 video of Počiatek recorded through a candid camera in the prosecutor general's office (Dobroslav Trnka) was leaked, in this video Počiatek openly discussed and joked about corruption skills of Slovak National Party leader Ján Slota, and discussed with Trnka how to cover up the Tipos mishandling.


See also

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National Bank of Slovakia National Bank of Slovakia ( sk, Národná banka Slovenska, NBS), is the central bank of Slovakia, a member state of the European Union since 2004 and of the euro area since 2009. It was formed on from the division of the State Bank of Czecho ...
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Economy of Slovakia The economy of Slovakia is based upon Slovakia becoming an EU member state in 2004, and adopting the euro at the beginning of 2009. Its capital, Bratislava, is the largest financial centre in Slovakia. As of Q1 2018, the unemployment rate was ...
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Slovak koruna The Slovak koruna or Slovak crown ( sk, slovenská koruna, literally meaning ''Slovak crown'') was the currency of Slovakia between 8 February 1993 and 31 December 2008, and could be used for cash payment until 16 January 2009. The ISO 4217 code w ...
''former currency of the Slovak Republic'' *
Slovak euro coins The Slovak euro coins are the European monetary union euro coins issued by Slovakia since 2009. They feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. Slovakia has been a member of the European Union since May 2004, and is a member ...
''current currency in Slovakia'' *
Ľubomír Jahnátek Ľubomír Jahnátek (born 16 September 1954) is a Slovak politician for the Direction - Social Democracy ( sk, Smer-SD). He served as Minister of Economy in Fico's First Cabinet from 2006 to 2010 and as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Developm ...
Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pociatek, Jan 1970 births Living people Politicians from Bratislava Finance ministers of Slovakia Transport ministers of Slovakia Direction – Social Democracy politicians Slovak economists University of Economics in Bratislava alumni Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2010-2012