Milan Ftáčnik Explained

Milan Ftáčnik
Order:Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport
Term Start:30 October 1998
Term End:17 April 2002
Predecessor:Eva Slavkovská
Successor:Peter Ponický
Order1:Mayor of Bratislava
Term Start1:21 December 2010
Term End1:11 December 2014
Predecessor1:Andrej Ďurkovský
Successor1:Ivo Nesrovnal
Order2:Mayor of Petržalka (Borough of Bratislava)
Term Start2:2 December 2006
Term End2:27 November 2010
Successor2:Vladimír Bajan
Birth Date:30 October 1956
Birth Place:Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Alma Mater:Comenius University
Party:Independent
Website:Official website for 2010 mayor election

Milan Ftáčnik (30 October 1956 – 13 May 2021[1]) was a Slovak politician, Minister of Education of the Slovak Republic from 1998 to 2002 and Mayor of Bratislava from 2010 to 2014. He was also a teacher at the Department of Applied Informatics at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics of Comenius University in Bratislava.

Ftáčnik was often described as a left-wing politician.

He was the older brother of chess grandmaster Ľubomír Ftáčnik.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zomrel exminister školstva Milan Ftáčnik. May 14, 2021. Pravda.sk. sk.