Denisa Saková

Denisa Saková
Saková in 2023
Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 October 2023 Serving with Robert Kaliňák, Peter Kmec and Tomáš Taraba
Prime Minister	Robert Fico
Minister of Economy
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 October 2023
Prime Minister	Robert Fico
Preceded by	Peter Dovhun
Minister of Interior
In office 26 April 2018 – 21 March 2020
Prime Minister	Peter Pellegrini
Preceded by	Peter Pellegrini (acting)
Succeeded by	Roman Mikulec
Member of the National Council
In office 21 March 2020 – 25 October 2023
Undersecretary of Interior
In office 22 March 2016 – 26 April 2018
Minister	Robert Kaliňák Tomáš Drucker Peter Pellegrini (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1976-04-17) 17 April 1976 (age 48) Nitra, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Political party	Voice – Social Democracy (2020–present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2016–2018) Direction – Social Democracy (2018–2020)
Alma mater	University of Economics in Bratislava (Ing. PhD.)

Denisa Saková (born 17 April 1976) is a Slovak politician who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia and Minister of Economy in the Fourth cabinet of Robert Fico since 25 October 2023.

Saková previously served in the Cabinet of Peter Pellegrini as Minister of Interior from 2018 to 2020. Since 2020, she has served as deputy leader of Voice – Social Democracy (Hlas), being part of a group of dissidents from Direction – Social Democracy.

Early life and education

Saková was born on 17 April 1976 in Nitra.[1] She studied Engineering management at University of Economics in Bratislava. She subsequently worked in consulting, in particular in the ICT industry. In 2006 she obtained her PhD from the University of Economics in Bratislava. In 2007, Saková briefly acted as the director of the IT department at the ministry of interior affairs, before returning to the prime sector [2]

Political career

In 2016, Saková joined the Direction – Social Democracy party and she became the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Interior under Minister Robert Kaliňák, who was her political mentor.[3] Following the resignation of Kaliňák due to the Murder of Ján Kuciak in 2018, she took over the ministry.[4]

Prior the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Saková criticized the participation of Slovaks living abroad on the election, sparking fears of her potentially using her office to complicate voting from abroad.[5] After the election, she was among a large group of Direction MPs, who split from the party and started the new Voice – Social Democracy.[6]

Saková became the minister of economy after the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election. Immediately after the election, she claimed Ukraine should give up its territory to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]

References

1. "Denisa Saková". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
2. "Ministerka vnútra Denisa Saková, Ministerstvo vnútra Slovenskej republiky". Ministry of Interior Slovakia (in Slovak). Retrieved September 19, 2024.
3. "Ministerkou vnútra bude Kaliňákova tajomníčka". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). April 24, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
4. "Aktualizované: Denisa Saková ako štátna tajomníčka skončila, pretože má byť ministerkou vnútra". SITA (in Slovak). April 25, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
5. "Voľby 2020: Saková brojila proti voličom zo zahraničia. Sú vraj mobilizovaní opozíciou". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). February 8, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
6. "Rozpad Smeru pokračuje. K Pellegrinimu sa pridali ďalšie známe tváre". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). June 17, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
7. "Denisa Saková z Hlasu spochybňuje schopnosť Ukrajiny dobyť okupované územie". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2023.