Ladislav Kamenický
Ladislav Kamenický (born 4 October 1970 ) is an MP of the National Council of Slovakia for Direction – Slovak Social Democracy (Smer-SD). He served as the Minister of Finance for little over a year between 2019 and 2020.
Ladislav Kamenický | |
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Member of the National Council | |
Assumed office 21 March 2020 | |
In office 4 April 2012 – 7 May 2019 | |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 7 May 2019 – 21 March 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Peter Pellegrini |
Preceded by | Peter Kažimír |
Succeeded by | Eduard Heger |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 October 1970 |
Political party | Direction – Social Democracy |
Alma mater | University of Economics in Bratislava (Ing.) |
Ladislav Kamenický graduated from the University of Economics in Bratislava.[1] In 2012 he became an MP of the National Council of Slovakia. As an MP, is seen as polite and staunchly loyal to the leadership of Smer-SD's Chairman and Kamenický's personal friend Robert Fico .[2] In 2019 he became the Minister of Finance, filling the seat emptied after the previous minister Peter Kažimír became the Central Bank Governor. The choice of Kamenický was seen as a compromise between various factions of Smer-SD.[3] After the defeat of SMER-SD in the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Kamenický returned to the parliament.
Kamenický is an art connoisseur.[4]
References
- Poracký, Marek. "Vo funkcii nahradí Kažimíra. Kto je nový minister financií?". index.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- Kern, Miro (9 April 2019). "Nový minister financií Kamenický: priateľ Fica, s ktorým nemá problém ani Pellegrini". Denník E (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- "Ministrom financií sa stane Ladislav Kamenický, jeho voľba mala byť kompromisom". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 9 April 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- "Tajnostkár: Kde býva nový minister financií Ladislav Kamenický?". plus7dni.pluska.sk (in Slovak). 28 April 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.