Ivan Mikloš

Ivan Mikloš (born 2 June 1960) is a Slovak politician and the former Minister of Finance of Slovakia (2010–2012). He previously served as Slovakia's Minister of Finance from 2002 to 2006, and Deputy Prime Minister for Economy between 1998 and 2002.

Ivan Mikloš
Minister of Finance
In office
9 July 2010  4 April 2012
Prime MinisterIveta Radičová
Preceded byJán Počiatek
Succeeded byPeter Kažimír
In office
15 October 2002  4 July 2006
Prime MinisterMikuláš Dzurinda
Preceded byFrantišek Hajnovič
Succeeded byJán Počiatek
Personal details
Born (1960-06-02) 2 June 1960
Svidník, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political partyPublic against Violence (Before 1993)
Democratic Party (1993–2000)
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (2000–present)
Alma materUniversity of Economics, Bratislava
London School of Economics

In 2004, he was named the top business reformer by the World Bank's Doing Business report. Under his leadership, Slovakia jumped to 32nd place (of 178 economies) on the ease of doing business index. He is also known for attending the annual meeting of the Bilderberg Group in 2005.

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