Martin Glváč (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmartiŋ ˈɡl̩ʋaːtʂ]) born 20 November 1967) is a Slovak politician for the Direction - Social Democracy (Slovak: Smer-SD). He was Minister of Defence in Fico's Second Cabinet from 2012 to 2016.[1] and a Deputy Speaker of the National Council between 2016 and 2020. He did not run again in the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election.[2]

Martin Glváč
Martin Glváč (2015)
Minister of Defence
In office
4 April 2012 – 23 March 2016
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
Preceded byIveta Radičová (acting)
Succeeded byPeter Gajdoš
Deputy Speaker of the National Council
In office
23 March 2016 – 7 November 2019
SpeakerAndrej Danko
Member of the National Council
In office
23 March 2016 – 20 March 2020
Personal details
Born (1967-11-20) 20 November 1967 (age 57)
Political partyDirection – Slovak Social Democracy
Children1
EducationComenius University

In 2019, Glváč's communication with Marián Kočner, accused and later sentenced of serious crimes, and Kočner's close associate Alena Zsuzsová, who referred to Glváč as "Maznák" ("Cuddler") was leaked, leading to an end of Glváč's political career. [3][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Martin Glvac". Government of Slovakia. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Kern, Miro (24 October 2019). "Glváč nebude na kandidátke Smeru a je blízko konca v parlamente". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Spravodajský dôstojník Maznák". 28 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.