Ján Horecký (minister)
Ján Horecký | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport | |
| Assumed office 4 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Eduard Heger |
| Preceded by | Branislav Gröhling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1968 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Education | Comenius University |
Ján Horecký (born 23 June 1968 in Trenčín) is a Slovak teacher and education manager, who has served as the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of Slovakia in the government of Eduard Heger since 4 October 2020.
Teaching career
In 1991 Horecký graduated in teaching of Mathematics and Geography at the Comenius University. Between 1991–1997 he worked as a teacher at the Ján Papánek High School in Bratislava. Between 1997–2003 he worked as a teacher at the Gymnasium Jur Hronec. Until 1999 he also headed the school's Foundation. Between 2004–2008 he taught at the United School at Tilgnerova 14 in Bratislava.[1] In 2008 he became the Principal of the Catholic St. Francis United School, a position he held until 2020. Between 2011–2019 Horecký served as the chairman of the Union of Catholic Schools in Slovakia. In 2022 he became the Director of Felix, a network of private schools.[2]
Political career
In 2006–2010 and again between from 2014, he served as a councilor of the Karlova Ves borough of Bratislava.[1] In 2022 the position of Minister of Education became vacant after the Freedom and Solidarity party left the government and its ministers reigned. Horecký came recommended to the PM Eduard Heger by the influential Conservative MP Richard Vašečka.[3] Horecký's conservative values made him acceptable also to the Speaker of the Parliament Boris Kollár who insisted the post is filled by a "conservative-leaning expert".[4]
References
- ^ a b Teraz.sk (2022-10-04). "Prezidentka vymenovala nového ministra školstva J. Horeckého". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ^ "President Appoints Jan Horecky as New Education Minister | NEWS NOW". Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ^ "Nový minister školstva : Konzervatívec, profesionál, odporca štrajkov. Kto je Ján Horecký?". Postoj Media. 2022-10-04. ISSN 1336-720X.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Boris Kollár: Mojou podmienkou je, aby nový minister školstva bol konzervatívny odborník". MARKÍZA – SLOVAKIA. 2022-09-19.
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