Rudolf Schuster
Rudolf Schuster (born 4 January 1934) is a Slovakian politician. He was the President of Slovakia from 1999 to 2004. He was elected on 29 May 1999. In the April 2004 election, he lost to Ivan Gašparovič.[1] He received only 7.4% of the vote.[2]
Rudolf Schuster | |
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| 2nd President of Slovakia | |
| In office 15 June 1999 – 15 June 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
| Preceded by | Michal Kováč |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Gašparovič |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 30 October 1998 – 15 June 1999 | |
| Mayor of Košice | |
| In office 1994 – 15 June 1999 | |
| Speaker of the National Council | |
| In office 30 November 1989 – 26 June 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Viliam Šalgovič |
| Succeeded by | František Mikloško |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1934 Košice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Political party | Independent (1999–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party (1964–1990) Party of Civic Understanding (1998–1999) |
| Spouse(s) | Irena Schusterová Trojáková(Died 2008) |
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Rudolf Schuster Media
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) meets with President of Slovakia Rudolf Schuster (right) at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on 22 November 2002.
References
- ↑ a.s, Petit Press (21 June 2004). "Schuster gone for good?". spectator.sme.sk.
- ↑ Roger East, Richard Thomas (2003). Profiles of People in Power: the world's government leaders. Routledge (UK). ISBN 1-85743-126-X.