Igor Matovič
Igor Matovič (born 11 May 1973) is a Slovak politician and former businessman. He previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia and Minister of Finance from April 2021 to December 2022 and Prime Minister from March 2020 to March 2021.
Igor Matovič | |
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Matovič in 2020 | |
| Prime Minister of Slovakia | |
| In office 21 March 2020 – 1 April 2021 | |
| President | Zuzana Čaputová |
| Deputy | See list
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| Preceded by | Peter Pellegrini |
| Succeeded by | Eduard Heger |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia | |
| In office 1 April 2021 – 23 December 2022 Serving with Štefan Holý, Veronika Remišová, and Richard Sulík | |
| Prime Minister | Eduard Heger |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1 April 2021 – 23 December 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Eduard Heger |
| Preceded by | Eduard Heger |
| Succeeded by | Eduard Heger |
| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 23 December 2022 | |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 21 March 2020 | |
| Leader of Slovakia | |
| Assumed office 28 October 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1973 Trnava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Political party | Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (since 2011) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2010–2011) |
| Spouse |
Pavlína Matovičová (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | Comenius University (Mgr.) |
Born in Trnava, Matovič studied at Comenius University and went into the publishing business. Elected to the National Council in the 2010 Slovak parliamentary election on the Freedom and Solidarity party list, Matovič founded the Ordinary People (Obyčajní ľudia) movement in 2011, which ran on an anti-corruption platform and was politically aligned with the centre-right. His anti-corruption campaigning has been marked by "publicity stunts to shine a light on alleged graft", particularly focusing on parliamentary privileges and bribery.
In the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, his party obtained a sufficient number of seats to form a coalition government with three other centrist and right-wing parties. The choices for Matovič's Cabinet were accepted by the then Slovak president Zuzana Čaputová and he was appointed Prime Minister on 21 March 2020. He resigned on 1 April 2021 to be appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Eduard Heger.
As of 2022, Matovič is the most distrusted Slovak political figure in the Slovak public, with a 91% distrust score.