Roman Mikulec

Roman Mikulec
Minister of Interior
In office
21 March 2020 – 15 May 2023
PresidentZuzana Čaputová
Prime MinisterIgor Matovič
Eduard Heger
Preceded byDenisa Saková
Succeeded byIvan Šimko
Personal details
Born (1972-03-18) March 18, 1972 (age 52)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political partyOrdinary People and Independent Personalities (2019–present)
Alma materMilitary Air Force Academy in Košice
Military service
Allegiance Slovakia
Branch/serviceSlovak Air Force
Slovak Military Intelligence
Years of service1994–2012
RankColonel

Roman Mikulec (born 18 March 1972) is a Slovak politician and former soldier who served as the Interior Minister of Slovakia from 2020 to 2023.[1] He was succeeded by Ivan Šimko in May 2023.[2]

Education

In 1994, Mikulec graduated with a Master's degree at the Military Air Force Academy in Košice (today Faculty of Aeronautics of Technical University of Košice). He also holds a M.Sc. in law, economics and management from the Brno International Business School (B.I.B.S.).[1]

Career

After a short time as a fighter pilot, in 1997 Mikulec joined the Military Intelligence Service, eventually becoming its director.[1][3] He was charged with sabotage, defamation and disclosing classified information in 2013, but was acquitted in 2019.[1][4][5]

In 2020 parliamentary election, Mikulec stood for Ordinary People, an anti-corruption party. He received 7435 preferential votes and was elected to the National Council.[6]

Mikulec was made Minister for the Interior on 21 March 2020.[1] He survived a no-confidence motion on 20 September 2022; there were 58 votes for the motion, 48 against and 39 abstentions.[7] The motion failed because a majority of the National Council, 76 votes, was needed for it to be passed.[7] He survived another no-confidence motion on 1 December where there were 71 votes for, 47 against and 23 abstentions.[8] The Heger government itself lost a no confidence vote on 15 December,[9] ruling as an interim administration until a technocratic caretaker government was formed by Ľudovít Ódor in May 2023.[10] Mikulec was then replaced by Ivan Šimko.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Minister vnútra Roman Mikulec". Ministry of Interior Slovakia. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Minister vnútra SR Ivan Šimko dnes prevzal úrad od svojho predchodcu Romana Mikulca". Minister of Interior (in Slovak). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ Kern, Miro (6 March 2020). "Matovičov expert na tajné služby Mikulec: SIS musela vedieť o Kočnerovi aj Bödörovi a mala to povedať Ficovi". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Disident, biznismen s čudnou minulosťou aj aktivistka. Kto sú ľudia v novej vláde". TREND (in Slovak). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Minister vnútra: Roman Mikulec". Pravda (in Slovak). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  6. ^ Kováčová, Veronika (18 March 2020). "Matovičov minister vnútra skončil v cele a roky chodil po súdoch. Kto je Roman Mikulec?". Glob.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b "September 2022". Rulers.org. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ^ "December 2022". Rulers.org. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. ^ Karel Janicek (15 December 2022). "Slovak coalition government collapses after losing no-confidence vote in parliament". PBS. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. ^ Radovan Stoklasa; Jan Lopatka (15 May 2023). "Economist Odor picked as Slovakia's caretaker prime minister". Reuters. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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