Mikuláš Dzurinda

Mikuláš Dzurinda (born 4 February 1956) is a Slovak politician who was the Prime Minister of Slovakia from 30 October 1998 to 4 July 2006.

Mikuláš Dzurinda
Dzurinda in 2017
Prime Minister of Slovakia
In office 30 October 1998 – 4 July 2006
President	Rudolf Schuster Ivan Gašparovič
Preceded by	Vladimír Mečiar
Succeeded by	Robert Fico
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012
Prime Minister	Iveta Radičová
Preceded by	Miroslav Lajčák
Succeeded by	Miroslav Lajčák
Minister of Transport, Post and Telecommunications
In office 16 March 1994 – 13 December 1994
Prime Minister	Jozef Moravčík
Preceded by	Roman Hofbauer
Succeeded by	Alexander Rezeš
Personal details
Born	(1956-02-04) 4 February 1956 Spišský Štvrtok, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Political party	Christian Democratic Movement (1990–2000) Democratic Coalition (1998–2002) Democratic and Christian Union-Democratic Party (2000–present)
Spouse(s)	Eva Dzurindová
Alma mater	University of Žilina

Career

He is the founder and leader of the Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK) and then the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union. From 2002 to 2006, his party formed a coalition government with the Christian Democratic Movement, the Alliance of the New Citizen and the Party of the Hungarian Coalition.

Politics

He carried out reforms included flat tax 19%, pension reform (second pillar), education financing reform (except colleges and universities). During his term Slovakia joined both the European Union and NATO.