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
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 MinisterPeter Pellegrini
Preceded byPeter Kažimír
Succeeded byEduard Heger
Personal details
Born (1970-10-04) 4 October 1970
Political partyDirection – Social Democracy
Alma materUniversity 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
  1. Poracký, Marek. "Vo funkcii nahradí Kažimíra. Kto je nový minister financií?". index.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. "Ministrom financií sa stane Ladislav Kamenický, jeho voľba mala byť kompromisom". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 9 April 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. "Tajnostkár: Kde býva nový minister financií Ladislav Kamenický?". plus7dni.pluska.sk (in Slovak). 28 April 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.


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