Milan Ftáčnik (30 October 1956 – 13 May 2021) was a Slovak politician, Minister of Education of the Slovak Republic from 1998 to 2002 and Mayor of Bratislava from 2010 to 2014. Prior to this he was also Mayor of

Petržalka Petržalka (; ; ) is the largest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Situated on the right bank of the river Danube, the area shares a land border with Austria, and is home to around 100,000 people. Names and etymology The German name ...

from 2006 to 2010. He was also an

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at the Department of Applied Informatics at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics of Comenius University in Bratislava. He was also a chairman on the board of trustees of STU. Ftáčnik was often described as a

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politician. He was the older brother of chess grandmaster Ľubomír Ftáčnik.

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1956 births 2021 deaths Mayors of Bratislava Candidates for President of Slovakia Comenius University alumni Academic staff of Comenius University Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 1992–1994 Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 1994-1998 Education ministers of Slovakia {{Slovakia-politician-stub