Marek Maďarič

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Marek Maďarič (2015)

Marek Maďarič (born March 23, 1966 in Bratislava ) is a Slovak politician .

Life

Maďarič is a member of SMER and was Minister of Culture in the first Fico government formed after the 2006 elections . Maďarič was also a member of the second and third Fico governments as minister of culture from April 4, 2012 to February 28, 2018 .

After the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his partner, he resigned as Minister of Culture on February 28, 2018. "After the murder of a journalist, I cannot imagine remaining head of this ministry, which is also responsible for the media," he said. Maďarič was previously considered an internal party critic who criticized the entanglement of politics and business. In December 2017 he had already given up his function as one of the deputy party leaders of the social democratic ruling party of Prime Minister Robert Fico and several times in interviews suggested that Fico's first deputy - Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák - resign. Kaliňák is suspected of having business relationships with alleged tax fraudsters, against whom the murdered journalist Kuciak was investigating.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marcus Hundt: Who is who in the Slovak government. In: Prague Newspaper . July 26, 2006, archived from the original on October 7, 2007 ; accessed on March 1, 2018 . Slovakia. In: Europe at a glance. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011 ; accessed on March 1, 2018 .
  2. ^ Slovakia: Fico sworn in as Prime Minister. APA article at diePresse.com , April 4, 2012, archived from the original on January 23, 2017 ; accessed on March 1, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b c Slovakia: Marek Madaric resigns as Minister of Culture after murdering journalists . Spiegel Online , February 28, 2017, accessed March 1, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Maďarič, Marek
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovak politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Bratislava