Samuel Vlčan
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Samuel Vlčan | |
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| Agriculture and Rural Minister of Slovakia | |
| In office 8 June 2021 – 4 May 2023 | |
| President | Zuzana Čaputová |
| Prime Minister | Eduard Heger |
| Preceded by | Ján Mičovský |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1971 Partizánske, Czechoslovakia |
| Alma mater | Comenius University |
Samuel Vlčan (born 13 March 1971)[1] is a Slovak politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Slovakia from 2021 to 2023.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Partizánske, Vlčan was educated at grammar schools in Topoľčany and Banská Štiavnica, after which he studied at Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Vlčan studied law at the Comenius University between 1990 and 1995.[2] Vlčan later worked in finance, being head lawyer of UniCredit Bank Slovakia and Slovenská Sporiteľňa as well as Member of the Board. He also served as the General Manager of Hypo Alpe Adria Bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Slovak branch of Sberbank.[3][4]
Political career
[edit]In April 2020, Vlčan became the State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, but resigned after three months due to disagreements with the minister Ján Mičovský. Following Mičovský's resignation in June 2021, Vlčan replaced him as the minister.[citation needed]
In April 2023, a company owned by Vlčan was reportedly allocated 1.4 million eur in funding from the Ministry of Environmental Affairs. Vlčan resigned on 4 May but refused to give up the subsidy. His affair led to the collapse of the Cabinet of Eduard Heger.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK" (in Slovak). Comenius University. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK" (in Slovak). Comenius University. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Potocký, Erik (8 June 2021). "Nový minister pôdohospodárstva | Kto je Samuel Vlčan?". Postoj (in Slovak). Postoj Media. ISSN 1336-720X.
- ^ "Prezidentka vymenovala Samuela Vlčana za ministra pôdohospodárstva". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 8 June 2021.
- ^ Ivanková, Ľubomíra (4 May 2023). "Minister pôdohospodárstva S. Vlčan sa rozhodol odstúpiť zo svojho postu". TV Noviny (in Slovak). Markíza.
- ^ "Minister Vlčan končí vo funkcii, dôvodom je medializovaná kauza". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). Mafra Slovakia.