Pavol Hrivnák

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

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.

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. ^ a b "Graves". National Cemetery. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. Associated Press. 10 December 1989. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Political events". Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic
1989 		Succeeded by