| Jirko Malchárek | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Economy of Slovakia | |
| In office 4 October 2005 – 4 July 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Pavol Rusko, until 24 August 2005, Ivan Mikloš (acting, 24 August – 4 October) |
| Succeeded by | Ľubomír Jahnátek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-06-28) 28 June 1966 (age 58) Jeseník, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Nádej Alliance of the New Citizen (2002–2005) Party of Civic Understanding (1998–2002) |
Jirko Malchárek (born 28 June 1966 in Jeseník) is a former Minister of Economy of Slovakia, former deputy prime minister of Slovakia and former racing driver.
Life and career
Malchárek was educated in technical field and graduated at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.
He was in the Slovak National Council from 1998 to 2006, initially for the Party of Civic Understanding (Strana občianskeho porozumenia) and from 2002 as a member of the Alliance of the New Citizen, of which he is a founding member. In September 2005 he abandoned Alliance of the New Citizen and became a member of Nádej (English: Hope), which did not get into parliament in the 2006 elections.
He is interested in automobile racing and raced for 11 years, including occasional forays into international racing, such as the FIA GT Championship, and in 2002 he was a test driver of Minardi. He is a co-founder of BECEP, organization dedicated to safety of automobile traffic.
References
- ^ Slovak ministries, etc
- http://mesto.sk/prispevky_velke/bratislavsky/jirkomalcharek1128433320.phtml Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine (Slovak)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Slovak) - LEADERS.sk
External links
- http://www.government.gov.sk/english/minister_mh.html (page about current minister, archived version about Jirko Malchárek: )
- http://www.leaders.sk/index.php?id=788&lang=en
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Jeseník
- Deputy prime ministers of Slovakia
- Economy ministers of Slovakia
- Government ministers of Slovakia
- Hope (political party) politicians
- Idea (political party) politicians
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- Slovak racing drivers
- Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava alumni
- Slovak politician stubs
- ISR Racing drivers
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- W Racing Team drivers