Samuel Vlčan
Samuel Vlčan | |
|---|---|
| Agriculture and Rural Minister of Slovakia | |
| In office 8 June 2021 – 4 May 2023 | |
| President | Zuzana Čaputová |
| Prime Minister | Eduard Heger |
| Preceded by | Ján Mičovský |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1971 Partizánske, Czechoslovakia |
| Alma mater | Comenius University |
Samuel Vlčan (born 13 March 1971)[1] is a Slovak politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Slovakia from 2021 to 2023.
Vlčan was born in Partizánske. He was educated at grammar schools in Topoľčany and Banská Štiavnica. Afterwards, he studied at Moscow State Institute of International Relations and from 1990 to 1995, he studied law at the Comenius University.[2] Following his graduation, Vlčan worked in finance. He was the head lawyer of HVB Bank Slovakia a Slovenská sporitelna, where he was also a Member of the Board. He also served as the General Manager of Hypo Alpe Adria Bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Slovak branch of Sberbank.[3][4]
In April 2020, Vlčan became the State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, but resigned after three months due to disagreements with the minister Ján Mičovský. Following Mičovský's resignation in June 2021, Vlčan replaced him as the minister. In April 2023, it was reported a company owned by Vlčan was allocated 1.4 million eur in funding from the Ministry of Environmental Affairs. Vlčan resigned on 4 May 2023 but refused to give up the subsidy. His affair led to the collapse of the Cabinet of Eduard Heger.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ Samuel Vlčan. In: "Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK". Univerzita Komenského.
- ^ "Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK". absolventi.uniba.sk. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Nový minister pôdohospodárstva". Postoj Media. 8 June 2021. ISSN 1336-720X.
- ^ "Prezidentka vymenovala Samuela Vlčana za ministra pôdohospodárstva". TASR. 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Minister pôdohospodárstva S. Vlčan sa rozhodol odstúpiť zo svojho postu". tvnoviny.sk. 4 May 2023.
- ^ "HNonline.sk - Minister Vlčan končí vo funkcii, dôvodom je medializovaná kauza" (in Slovak). hnonline.sk. 4 May 2023.