Robert Fico
Robert Fico (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈɾɔbɛɾt ˈfitsɔ]; born 15 September 1964) is a Slovak politician. He is the Prime Minister of Slovakia since 2023. He was Prime Minister before from 2012 until his resignation in 2018.[1][2] Fico also was the Prime Minister from 4 July 2006 to 8 July 2010.
Robert Fico | |
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Prime Minister of Slovakia | |
Assumed office 25 October 2023 | |
President | Zuzana Čaputová |
Preceded by | Ľudovít Ódor |
In office 4 April 2012 – 22 March 2018 | |
President | Ivan Gašparovič Andrej Kiska |
Preceded by | Iveta Radičová |
Succeeded by | Peter Pellegrini |
In office 4 July 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
President | Ivan Gašparovič |
Preceded by | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
Succeeded by | Iveta Radičová |
Leader of SMER–SD | |
Assumed office 8 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) | 15 September 1964
Political party | Communist Party (1987–1990) Party of the Democratic Left (1990–1999) Direction-Social Democracy (1999–present) |
Spouse(s) | Svetlana Svobodová |
Children | 1 son |
Alma mater | Comenius University |
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He has been the leader of the Direction – Social Democracy (SMER-SD) party since 1999.
Robert Fico Media
Fico with UK Prime Minister David Cameron, 4 February 2016
Fico meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło and Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka in Budapest, Hungary, on 4 July 2017
Fico with President of the European Council Donald Tusk and Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas in Tallinn, Estonia, 2017
Robert Fico standing with Donald Tusk, Angela Merkel and Jean-Claude Juncker, September 2016
Fico and other V4 leaders with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the V4-Israel summit in Budapest, 19 July 2017
Fico with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, 7 April 2010
Press conference following the meeting of leaders of Visegrád Group, Germany and France, 6 March 2013
References
- ↑ Terenzani, Michaela. UPDATED: Fico is ready to resign tomorrow. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20781295/fico-is-ready-to-resign-tomorrow.html. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ "UPDATED: Investigative journalist killed in his house" (in en). spectator.sme.sk. 26 February 2018. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20768866/investigative-journalist-and-fiancee-killed-in-their-house.html. Retrieved 16 March 2018.