Ivan Korčok

Ivan Korčok (born 4 April 1964)[1] is a Slovak politician. He served as Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the Matovič Cabinet led by Prime Minister Igor Matovič from April 2020 until his resignation in late March 2021.[2][3] He was appointed back on the 1 April 2021 under Eduard Heger's Cabinet.

Ivan Korčok
Ivan Korčok in 2020
16th Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic
Assumed office
1 April 2021
PresidentZuzana Čaputová
Prime MinisterEduard Heger
Preceded byJaroslav Naď (acting)
14th Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic
In office
8 April 2020 – 24 March 2021
PresidentZuzana Čaputová
Prime MinisterIgor Matovič
Preceded byRichard Sulík (acting)
Succeeded byJaroslav Naď (acting)
Personal details
Born (1964-04-04) 4 April 1964
Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Alma materComenius University
[[Slovak Ambassador to the United States]]
In office
17 September 2018 – 7 April 2020
PresidentAndrej Kiska
Zuzana Čaputová
Preceded byPeter Kmec
Succeeded byRadovan Javorčík

In 2018, he won the Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award.[4]

On 24 March 2021, he resigned amidst a wave of mass resignations in the Slovakian government due to the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Initially, President Zuzana Čaputová had demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Igor Matovič.[2]

Personal life

He is married and with wife Soňa has two sons.[1]

Honours and awards

Nongovernmental organizations

Slovakia, Servare et Manere:

References
  1. "Ivan Korčok". Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. "Slovak foreign minister resigns as government teeters". Deutsche Welle. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. "Prezidentka vymenovala Korčoka za ministra zahraničia". SME (in Slovak). 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. "Ivan Korčok Receives Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award". GLOBSEC. 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. Department of International Relations of the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. "Министр иностранных и европейских дел Словакии Иван Корчок прибыл с делегацией в Нижегородскую область".
  6. "Tribute to Alexander Dubček in Nizhny Novgorod - Detail of web content - MZV MZV PORTAL". www.mzv.sk. Retrieved 2021-10-15.


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