Ivan Mikloš

Ivan Mikloš was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic from 2002 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012. In Mikuláš Dzurinda’s first government, from 1998 to 2002, he served as Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs. In 1991, he became Minister of Privatization (1991-1992). Subsequently, in 1992, he co-founded and led the economic think tank MESA10 until 1998. From 2006 to 2010 and 2012 to 2016, he was a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. In 2014, he was re-elected president of the MESA10 think tank and became a member of the International Advisory Board of the National Reform Council of Ukraine and the VoxUkraine platform. From 2015 to 2016, he served as chief advisor to the Ukrainian Minister of Finance and was also an advisor to the Ukrainian Minister of Economy. From April 2016 to August 2019, he served as chief economic advisor to the Ukrainian Prime Minister. After the change of government, he served as economic advisor to the newly elected Ukrainian Prime Minister from November 2019 to March 2020. From 2016 to 2020, he led the Strategic Advisory Group for Support of Ukraine Reforms (SAGSUR). He is also a co-founder of the Ukrainian economic think tank Centre for Economic Strategy. From 2021 to 2022, he also served as an advisor to the Moldovan prime minister. From March 2022 to June 2024, he was an advisor to the President of the Slovak Republic on economic policy.

Ivan Mikloš was one of the leading figures in Slovakia’s economic transformation. During his tenure in Mikuláš Dzurinda’s governments in 1998-2002 and 2002-2006, Slovakia achieved a number of international successes, including accession to the OECD (2000), NATO (2004) and the European Union (2004). He was the chief architect of reforms that led to Slovakia being named the most reformed country in the world by the World Bank in 2004. According to a survey by Euromoney magazine, he was named “Best Finance Minister” in 2004. He has received many domestic and international awards and is the author of numerous professional publications, articles, and blogs.