Samuel Vlčan

Samuel Vlčan
Agriculture and Rural Minister of Slovakia
In office
8 June 2021 – 4 May 2023
PresidentZuzana Čaputová
Prime MinisterEduard Heger
Preceded byJán Mičovský
Personal details
Born (1971-03-13) 13 March 1971 (age 53)
Partizánske, Czechoslovakia
Alma materComenius University

Samuel Vlčan (born 13 March 1971)[1] is a Slovak politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Slovakia from 2021 to 2023.

Biography

Born in Partizánske, Vlčan was educated at grammar schools in Topoľčany and Banská Štiavnica, after which he studied at Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Vlčan studied law at the Comenius University between 1990 and 1995.[1] Vlčan later worked in finance, being head lawyer of UniCredit Bank Slovakia and Slovenská Sporiteľňa as well as Member of the Board. He also served as the General Manager of Hypo Alpe Adria Bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Slovak branch of Sberbank.[2][3]

In April 2023, a company owned by Vlčan was reportedly allocated 1.4 million eur in funding from the Ministry of Environmental Affairs. Vlčan resigned on 4 May but refused to give up the subsidy. His affair led to the collapse of the Cabinet of Eduard Heger.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK" (in Slovak). Comenius University. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. ^ Potocký, Erik (8 June 2021). "Nový minister pôdohospodárstva | Kto je Samuel Vlčan?". Postoj (in Slovak). Postoj Media. ISSN 1336-720X.
  3. ^ "Prezidentka vymenovala Samuela Vlčana za ministra pôdohospodárstva". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ Ivanková, Ľubomíra (4 May 2023). "Minister pôdohospodárstva S. Vlčan sa rozhodol odstúpiť zo svojho postu". TV Noviny (in Slovak). Markíza.
  5. ^ "Minister Vlčan končí vo funkcii, dôvodom je medializovaná kauza". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). Mafra Slovakia.