Igor Matovič facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Igor Matovič
|
|
|---|---|
.jpg)
Matovič in 2020
|
|
| Prime Minister of Slovakia | |
| In office 21 March 2020 – 1 April 2021 |
|
| President | Zuzana Čaputová |
| Deputy |
See list
|
| 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 | Slovakia (since 2011) |
| Other political affiliations |
Independent (2010–2011) |
| Spouse |
Pavlína Matovičová
(m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | Comenius University (Mgr.) |
Igor Matovič (born 11 May 1973) is a politician from Slovakia. He used to be the Prime Minister and also served as the Minister of Finance for his country. Before becoming a politician, he was a businessman.
Matovič was born in Trnava. He studied at Comenius University and then worked in the publishing business. In 2010, he was elected to the National Council, which is like Slovakia's parliament. He then started his own political movement called Ordinary People in 2011. This group focused on fighting against corruption.
In 2020, his party won enough votes to form a government. He became Prime Minister on 21 March 2020. He later resigned in April 2021 and took on the roles of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
Contents
Early Life and Business Work
Igor Matovič was born in Trnava, which is a city in Slovakia, on 11 May 1973. He went to Comenius University to study management from 1993 to 1998.
In 1997, he started his own business. From 2002 to 2010, he was in charge of a local company that published media. Later, he gave control of his businesses to his wife, Pavlína. People have described him as a creative and sometimes unpredictable politician who is good with the media.
Starting in Politics
In 2010, Matovič created a group called Ordinary People. This group was generally centre-right in its views and strongly focused on fighting against corruption. Matovič used free leaflets from his family's printing company to advertise his new movement.
He and three other members of his group were first elected to the National Council in the 2010 Slovak parliamentary election. They ran on the list of another party, Freedom and Solidarity. In 2011, Ordinary People became its own political party, called OĽaNO (Ordinary People and Independent Personalities). In the 2012 Slovak parliamentary election, OĽaNO won 16 seats in parliament. Matovič chose to stay in the opposition, meaning he did not join the government.
As the leader of OĽaNO, Matovič became known for his campaigns against corruption. He used public actions to highlight issues, like parking his car illegally and showing his parliamentary pass to police to protest special rules for politicians. He even took a polygraph test to show he had never taken bribes.
Becoming Prime Minister
In the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election on 29 February 2020, Matovič's party, OĽaNO, won the most votes. They got 53 out of 150 seats in the National Council. Fighting corruption was a big topic in this election, which helped Matovič because he had always been a strong anti-corruption activist.
On 13 March, Matovič announced that he had agreed to form a government with three other parties: We Are Family, Freedom and Solidarity, and For the People. On 21 March 2020, he was officially sworn in as the new Prime Minister.
Some people believed that Matovič's approach was creating divisions in society, like between people from cities and the countryside, or between educated and uneducated people.
Government Changes and Resignation
In March 2021, there was a disagreement within the government. This happened after Matovič and the Minister of Health welcomed the first delivery of the Sputnik V vaccine. This event caused a government crisis.
After weeks of discussions, Matovič resigned as Prime Minister on 30 March 2021. A new government was then formed, and Eduard Heger, who was the Minister of Finance, became the new Prime Minister. After this, Matovič's popularity dropped.
Role as Minister of Finance
After he resigned as Prime Minister, Matovič was appointed as the Minister of Finance. He served in this role in the new government led by Prime Minister Eduard Heger.
Personal Life
Igor Matovič is married to Pavlína Matovičová. They have two daughters together.
See also
In Spanish: Igor Matovič para niños
