IVAN ŠIMKO, Minister of Interior of the Slovak Republic

Ivan Šimko

Date of Birth: January 1, 1955
Place of Birth: Bratislava
Marital Status: married, 4 children

Education:

• 1978: Graduated from University of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Finance in Bratislava
• 1987: Graduated from Comenius University, Faculty of Law
•           Worked as an assistant in economy in Research Centre of Regional Planning, and at the Department of Chief Architect of Bratislava
• 1990: Special advisor to Ján Čarnogurský Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic
• 2020: Worked in Kredit (think-tank)

Political Career:

• 1990-1992: Member of the Chamber of People of theFederal Assembly of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic and Head of Defence and Security Committee
• 1992:  Member of the Chamber of Nations of theFederal Assembly of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic
             Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic
• 1994:  Deputy Prime Minister of the SR for legislation
• 1994-1998: Member of the National Council for KDH /Christian Democratic Movement/
  
• 1998-2001: Member of the National Council for SDK /Slovak Democratic Coalition/ -  member of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee
• 2001-2002: Minister of Interior nominated by SDKÚ /Slovak Democratic and Christian Union/
• 2002-2003:  Minister of Defence
• 2003-2006: Member of the National Council (member of the Defence and Security Committee)
• 2023: Minister of Interior (since May 2023)

Political Party Membership:

• 1990: Afounding member of KDH
• 1992:  Elected as Deputy Chairman of KDH
• 1996-1998: Deputy Chairman of KDH for internal policies
• 1998: Participated in founding SDK
• 2010: Returned to KDH
• 2023: Suspended membership in KDH as long as he is acting as the Minister of Interior