Pavol Hrivnák

Pavol Hrivnák (9 October 1931 – 3 February 1995) was a Slovak politician who served as prime minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic from June to December 1989.

Pavol Hrivnák
Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic
In office
22 June 1989 – 8 December 1989
PresidentGustáv Husák
Preceded byIvan Knotek
Succeeded byMilan Čič
Personal details
Born(1931-10-09)9 October 1931
Malý Čepčín
Died3 February 1995(1995-02-03) (aged 63)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Political partySlovak Communist Party
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia

Biography

Hrivnák was born in Malý Čepčín on 9 October 1931.[1][2] He was a member of the Slovak Communist Party and the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.[2] He was named member of the Slovak Communist Party Politburo in May 1971 and became Politburo member of the Czech Communist Party in December 1986.[2]

On 12 October 1988, he was named first deputy minister in the federal government led by Ladislav Adamec.[3][4] Hrivnák was appointed Prime Minister of Slovakia on 22 June 1989, replacing Ivan Knotek in the post, but his tenure lasted very brief and on 8 December 1989, Hrivnák and his cabinet resigned.[5][6] The chairmanship of the Slovak National Council (SNR) accepted the resignation.[7] Then Milan Čič was asked to form a new cabinet.[5]

Hrivnák died on 3 February 1995 in Bratislava and was buried in the National Cemetery.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Graves". National Cemetery. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. "Directory of Czechoslovak Officials" (PDF). Directorate of Intelligence. July 1988. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  3. "The Democratic Revolution in Czechoslovakia" (PDF). The National Security Archive. Prague. October 1999. Archived from the original (Briefing Book) on 4 March 2016.
  4. "Ministers in Czechoslovakia's Government With AM". Associated Press News. 12 October 1988. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  5. "New order may be in place by Sunday". Ocala Star-Banner. 9 December 1989. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. "Czechs Move to Put Communists in Minority Role for First Time". Los Angeles Times. Prague. AP. 10 December 1989. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  7. "Political events". Vlada Ceske Republiky. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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