Ján Mičovský

Ján Mičovský
Agriculture Minister of Slovakia
In office
21 March 2020 – 8 June 2021
PresidentZuzana Čaputová
Prime MinisterIgor Matovič
Eduard Heger
Preceded byGabriela Matečná
Succeeded bySamuel Vlčan
Personal details
Born (1954-12-26) December 26, 1954 (age 69)
Zvolen, Czechoslovakia
NationalitySlovak
Political partyOrdinary People
EducationMendel University Brno
OccupationPolitician

Ing. Ján Mičovský CSc. (born 1954) is a Slovak forester, anti-corruption campaigner and politician.[1] He was the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the cabinets of Igor Matovič and Eduard Heger.[2]

In 2009, Mičovský became a whistleblower over suspicions that the state-owned forestry company LESY SR [sk] (which he had worked for since 2002) was losing millions of euros due to corruption and a lack of transparency in its allocation of hunting grounds.[1][3] He resigned from the company in January 2010.[4]

From 2012 to 2016, Mičovský was a member of the National Council during the 2012-2016 term, being elected as an OĽaNO member.[1]

Mičovský announced his resignation on 25 May 2021 after his nomination for chair of the Slovak Land Fund, Gabriela Bartošová was arrested and charged in relation with a bribery case.[5] He recommended Martin Fecko as his replacement.[6][7] On 7 June, Mičovský attempted to rescind his resignation after "supportive reactions" and a petition asking him not to "run away from the fight", but as there is no grounds for this in the Slovak constitution, Prime Minister of Slovakia Eduard Heger was allowed to nominate a replacement to Mičovský's post.[8] He was replaced by Samuel Vlčan, a former banker who was a secretary of state at the ministry for a period in 2020.[9]

Mičovský returned to the National Council as a deputy on 15 June 2021, sitting as part of the OĽaNO group.[10][11] He resigned from OĽaNO in January 2022, saying that he had lost confidence in the party's ability to deal with corruption.[12] Plus jeden deň later reported that Mičovský was working closely with For the People, another anti-corruption party which forms part of the coalition government.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ing. Ján Mičovský, CSc". Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Slovakia (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Mr Ján MIČOVSKÝ". Publications Office of the European Union. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. ^ Tomáš Grečko; Ivan Haluza (25 May 2021). "Odchádzajúci Ján Mičovský: slušňák, ktorý hovoril, že chce pomôcť strane tam, kde treba". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. ^ Daniel Vražda (13 January 2010). "Posledný rebel odchádza z Lesov SR na vlastnú žiadosť". SME (in Slovak). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ^ Marián Koreň (26 May 2021). "Slovak agriculture minister resigns amid corruption scandal over nominee". Euractiv. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Agriculture minister resigns". The Slovak Spectator. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Lemondott a földművelésügyi miniszter, Heger elfogadta Ján Mičovský döntését". Felvidek.ma (in Hungarian). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  8. ^ Marián Koreň (8 June 2021). "Slovakia appoints new minister of agriculture". Euractiv. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. ^ Miro Kern (7 June 2021). "Mičovský si rozmyslel demisiu, no neuspel. Novým ministrom pôdohospodárstva bude Vlčan". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Exminister Mičovský sa vrátil do poslaneckých lavíc: Z parlamentu odišiel jeho náhradník". Topky.sk (in Slovak). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Ján Mičovský sa vrátil do parlamentu ako poslanec OĽaNO". Denník N (in Slovak). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Exminister pôdohospodárstva Ján Mičovský odchádza z klubu OĽaNO, má viac dôvodov". Noviny.sk (in Slovak). 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  13. ^ "NAJPRV koniec v OĽANO, teraz ďalší ŠOK: Mičovský PRICHYTENÝ na tajnom stretnutí: Čo tam riešil?". Plus jeden deň (in Slovak). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.


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