Ján Horecký (born 23 June 1968) is a Slovak teacher and politician who serves as a member of the

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. He had previously served as the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport in the Cabinet of Eduard Heger.

Teaching career

Horecký graduated in teaching of Mathematics and Geography at

Comenius University Comenius University Bratislava () is the largest university in Slovakia, with most of its faculties located in Bratislava. It was founded in 1919, shortly after the creation of Czechoslovakia. It is named after Jan Amos Comenius, a 17th-century ...

in 1991 and worked as a teacher at Ján Papánek High School in

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until 1997. He taught at Gymnasium Jur Honec from 1997 until 2003 before moving to United School in Tilgnerova 14,

, between 2004 and 2008. Horecký became the Principal of the

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St. Francis United School, a position he held from 2008 until 2020. Between 2011 and 2019, Horecký served as the chairman of the Union of Catholic Schools in Slovakia. In 2022, he became the Director of Felix, a network of private schools.

Political career

From 2006 until 2010 and again in 2014, he served as a councilor of the

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borough of Bratislava. T position of Minister of Education became vacant in 2022 after the

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party left the government and its ministers reigned. Horecký came recommended to the PM

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by the influential Conservative MP Richard Vašečka. Horecký's conservative values made him acceptable also to the Speaker of the Parliament Boris Kollár who insisted the post is filled by a "conservative-leaning expert". On 4 October 2022, president

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appointed Horecký as Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovakia at the request of prime minister

. She stated that the Minister meets the requirements of the Tricoalition for a conservative-oriented expert, but reminded him that by appointing him, he ceases to be the manager of a single network of schools with a clear-cut world-view. In May 2023, after Horecký was replaced by technocratic minister Daniel Bútora, he entered the

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to run for the party in the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horecky, Jan Education ministers of Slovakia People from Trenčín Living people 1968 births Comenius University alumni Christian Democratic Movement politicians Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2023–2027