26 Notable alumni of
University of Economics in Bratislava
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The University of Economics in Bratislava is 1410th in the world, 487th in Europe, and 3rd in Slovakia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 26 notable alumni from the University of Economics in Bratislava sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Andrej Babiš
- Occupations
- politicianeconomistbusinesspersonentrepreneur
- Biography
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Andrej Babiš is a Czech businessman and politician who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic from 2017 to 2021. He previously served as the Minister of Finance and deputy prime minister from 2014 to 2017. Babiš has been the founding leader of the political party ANO 2011 since 2012.
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Eduard Heger
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- politician
- Biography
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Eduard Heger is a Slovak politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Slovakia from 1 April 2021 to 15 May 2023. He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Igor Matovič. Heger was a member of the presidium of the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO) party which he left in March 2023 to take over the extra-parliamentary Blue Coalition party, subsequently rebranded as Democrats.
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Maroš Šefčovič
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- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Maroš Šefčovič is a Slovak diplomat and politician serving as Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal since 2023, as well as Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations since 2019, previously holding the office from 2010 to 2014. He has been a member of the European Commission since 2009. Šefčovič also stood for office in the 2019 Slovak presidential election, which he lost to Zuzana Čaputová.
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Ivan Korčok
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- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Ivan Korčok is a Slovak politician and retired executive diplomat who was Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia from 2020 to 2022 as an independent nominee of the Freedom and Solidarity political party.
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Michal Kováč
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- pedagogueeconomistbankeruniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Michal Kováč was the first president of Slovakia, having served from 1993 through 1998.
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Richard Sulík
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Richard Sulík is a Slovak politician, economist and businessman. He is the leader of the political party Freedom and Solidarity and served as Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Minister of Economy in Government of Slovakia led by Eduard Heger. Sulik and his party resigned from the government on 31 August 2022.
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Denisa Saková
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Denisa Saková is a Slovak politician who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia and Minister of Economy in the Fourth cabinet of Robert Fico since 25 October 2023.
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Ivan Mikloš
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Ivan Mikloš is a Slovak politician who served as Minister of Finance of Slovakia from 2002 to 2006, and Deputy Prime Minister for Economy between 1998 and 2002.
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Peter Kažimír
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Peter Kažimír is a Slovak central banker and former politician, currently serving as the governor of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS). He previously served as the country's Finance Minister under prime ministers Robert Fico and Peter Pellegrini. He was a senior member of the social-democratic SMER-SD party, but left the party after assuming the governorship of NBS.
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Ján Počiatek
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Ján Počiatek is a Slovak politician.
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Martina Lubyová
- Enrolled in the University of Economics in Bratislava
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- economistpoliticianlawyerdocentjurist
- Biography
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Martina Lubyová was a Slovak economist and politician. She served as Slovakia's minister of education, science, research, and sport between 2017 and 2020. She was a member of the Slovak National Party.
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Peter Žiga
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- politicianeconomist
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Peter Žiga is a Slovak politician and businessman, a member of the National Council for Voice – Social Democracy (Hlas-SD), and previously Direction – Social Democracy (SMER-SD). He was formerly Minister of the Environment (2012–2016) and Minister of the Economy (2016–2020) of Slovakia.
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Ladislav Kamenický
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- 1970-.. (age 55)
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Ladislav Kamenický is the Minister of Finance since 2023. He had previously served as the Finance Minister from 2019 to 2020. From 2012 to 2019 and again from 2020 to 2023 he was an MP of the National Council of Slovakia for Direction – Slovak Social Democracy (Smer-SD).
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Felix Maria Davídek
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- Catholic bishoppoetCatholic priestwriterpriest
- Biography
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Felix Maria Davídek was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Peter Machajdík
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- composeruniversity teacherpianist
- Biography
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Peter Machajdík ['maxajɟik] is a contemporary Slovak composer, sound and visual artist. He was born and grew up in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Gustáv Slamečka
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- politician
- Biography
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Gustáv Slamečka is a Czech politician of Slovak origin. He was the Minister of Transport in the caretaker government of Jan Fischer.
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Pavol Frešo
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- politician
- Biography
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Pavol Frešo is a Slovak former politician who was the last chairman of SDKÚ-DS, Governor of the Bratislava Region, and an MP of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
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Eugen Jurzyca
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- politicianeconomist
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Eugen Jurzyca is a Slovak economist and a politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Slovakia and has served as a Member of the Bureau of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group since July 2019. During the period of Iveta Radičová government (8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012) he served as the Minister of Education of Slovakia. After the 2014 European Parliament election in Slovakia, he replaced outgoing Member of the Parliament (MP) and became MP for Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (SDKÚ-DS). In January 2015 he became a member of Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and was re-elected as MP in 2016. Jurzyca is well-known for promoting public debt reduction, evidence-based policymaking and favorable business environment.
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József Nagy
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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József Nagy is a Slovak economist and politician. From 2010, he was briefly a member of the National Council of Slovakia, and later the Minister of the Environment. In the 2012 parliamentary elections, he ran for office on the Most–Híd candidate list, placed 14th. From 2014 to 2019, he served as a Member of the European Parliament.
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Edit Bauer
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Edit Bauer (born 30 August 1946 in (Somorja Šamorín) is a Slovak politician of Hungarian ethnicity and Member of the European Parliament (MEP).
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Pavol Lančarič
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- businesspersonpoliticianeconomist
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Pavol Lančarič is a Slovak Manager, who was the CEO of Orange Slovensko for 20 years. From March to October 2023, he served as the Minister of Transportation of Slovakia.
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Jozef Burian
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- politician
- Biography
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Jozef Burian was a Slovak politician. A member of Direction – Slovak Social Democracy, he served in the National Council from 2002 to 2020. He died on 24 December 2021, at the age of 60.
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Jakub Krako
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- para alpine skier
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Jakub Krako is a visually impaired alpine skier who competed for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.
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Jozef Šesták
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- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Jozef Šesták is a Slovak diplomat, expert on international negotiations in the field of foreign policy and diplomacy. His highest position: State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic. His highest diplomatic rank: Ambassador.
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Rostislav Vondruška
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- politicianmanagercivil servant
- Biography
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Rostislav Vondruška was a Czech politician. He was the Minister for Regional Development in the caretaker government of Jan Fischer. Vondruška died on 2 July 2024, at the age of 63.
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Oľga Algayerová
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 66)
- Enrolled in the University of Economics in Bratislava
- 1978-1982 graduated with engineer's degree
- Occupations
- diplomatcivil servant
- Biography
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Oľga Algayerová is a Slovak diplomat and the former-Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. She replaced Christian Friis Bach of Denmark.
