Kamil Šaško

Kamil Šaško
Šaško in 2023
Minister of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 October 2024
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
Preceded byZuzana Dolinková
Personal details
Born (1985-11-05) 5 November 1985 (age 39)
Poprad, Czechoslovakia
Political partyVoice - Social Democracy
Alma materUniversity of Sussex
London School of Business and Finance

Kamil Šaško (born 5 November 1985) is a Slovak politician. Since 10 October 2024 he has served as the Miniser of Health of Slovakia.

Šaško was born on 5 November 1985 in Poprad.[1] He studied management at the University of Sussex and finance at the London School of Business and Finance.[2][3] Šaško joined the Ministry of Finance in 2014, focusing on capital market regulation before switching to the Slovak representation at the Committee of Permanent Representatives in Brussels one year later. In 2020, he joined the National Bank of Slovakia.[4]

In the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, Šaško was elected MP of the National Council of Slovakia on the list of Voice – Social Democracy. He joined the government as the secretary of state at the ministry of economy.[5] Following the resignation of the health minister Zuzana Dolinková, Šaško was promoted to her former position.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Prezident vymenoval K. Šaška za ministra zdravotníctva". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). News Agency of the Slovak Republic. 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ Smeláková, Karin (10 October 2024). "Kto je Kamil Šaško, nový minister zdravotníctva?". SITA (in Slovak). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ Haluza, Ivan (3 November 2023). "Saková si na hospodárstvo priviedla osvedčených úradníkov z rezortu vnútra aj novú tvár Hlasu so západnými školami". Denník N (in Slovak). N Press.
  4. ^ a b "Prezident vymenoval K. Šaška za ministra zdravotníctva". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 10 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Vláda vymenovala nových štátnych tajomníkov". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2024.