Roman Mikulec

Roman Mikulec (born 18 March 1972) is a Slovak politician and former soldier who served as the Interior Minister of Slovakia from 2020 to 2023.[1] He was succeeded by Ivan Šimko in May 2023.[2]

Roman Mikulec
Minister of Interior
In office
21 March 2020 – 15 May 2023
PresidentZuzana Čaputová
Prime MinisterIgor Matovič
Eduard Heger
Preceded byDenisa Saková
Succeeded byIvan Šimko
Personal details
Born (1972-03-18) March 18, 1972
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political partyOrdinary People and Independent Personalities (2019–present)
Alma materMilitary Air Force Academy in Košice
Military service
Allegiance Slovakia
Branch/serviceSlovak Air Force
Slovak Military Intelligence
Years of service1994–2012
RankColonel

Education

In 1994, Mikulec graduated with a Master's degree at the Military Air Force Academy in Košice (today Faculty of Aeronautics of Technical University of Košice). He also holds a M.Sc. in law, economics and management from the Brno International Business School (B.I.B.S.).[1]

Career

After a short time as a fighter pilot, in 1997 Mikulec joined the Military Intelligence Service, eventually becoming its director.[1][3] He was charged with sabotage, defamation and disclosing classified information in 2013, but was acquitted in 2019.[1][4][5]

In 2020 parliamentary election, Mikulec stood for Ordinary People, an anti-corruption party. He received 7435 preferential votes and was elected to the National Council.[6]

Mikulec was made Minister for the Interior on 21 March 2020.[1] He survived a no-confidence motion on 20 September 2022; there were 58 votes for the motion, 48 against and 39 abstentions.[7] The motion failed because a majority of the National Council, 76 votes, was needed for it to be passed.[7] He survived another no-confidence motion on 1 December where there were 71 votes for, 47 against and 23 abstentions.[8] The Heger government itself lost a no confidence vote on 15 December,[9] ruling as an interim administration until a technocratic caretaker government was formed by Ľudovít Ódor in May 2023.[10] Mikulec was then replaced by Ivan Šimko.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Minister vnútra Roman Mikulec". Ministry of Interior Slovakia. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. "Minister vnútra SR Ivan Šimko dnes prevzal úrad od svojho predchodcu Romana Mikulca". Minister of Interior (in Slovak). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. Kern, Miro (6 March 2020). "Matovičov expert na tajné služby Mikulec: SIS musela vedieť o Kočnerovi aj Bödörovi a mala to povedať Ficovi". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. "Disident, biznismen s čudnou minulosťou aj aktivistka. Kto sú ľudia v novej vláde". TREND (in Slovak). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. "Minister vnútra: Roman Mikulec". Pravda (in Slovak). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  6. Kováčová, Veronika (18 March 2020). "Matovičov minister vnútra skončil v cele a roky chodil po súdoch. Kto je Roman Mikulec?". Glob.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  7. "September 2022". Rulers.org. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. "December 2022". Rulers.org. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. Karel Janicek (15 December 2022). "Slovak coalition government collapses after losing no-confidence vote in parliament". PBS. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. Radovan Stoklasa; Jan Lopatka (15 May 2023). "Economist Odor picked as Slovakia's caretaker prime minister". Reuters. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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