Pavol Hrivnák
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| Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic | |
| In office 22 June 1989 – 8 December 1989 | |
| President | Gustáv Husák |
| Preceded by | Ivan Knotek |
| Succeeded by | Milan Čič |
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| Born | (1931-10-09)9 October 1931 Malý Čepčín |
| Died | 3 February 1995(1995-02-03) (aged 63) Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Political party | Slovak Communist Party Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
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Pavol Hrivnák (9 October 1931 – 3 February 1995) was a Slovak politician who served as prime ministerofthe Slovak Socialist Republic from June to December 1989.
Hrivnák was born in Malý Čepčín on 9 October 1931.[1][2] He was a member of the Slovak Communist Party and the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.[2] He was named member of the Slovak Communist Party Politburo in May 1971 and became Politburo member of the Czech Communist Party in December 1986.[2]
On 12 October 1988, he was named first deputy minister in the federal government led by Ladislav Adamec.[3][4] Hrivnák was appointed Prime Minister of Slovakia on 22 June 1989, replacing Ivan Knotek in the post, but his tenure lasted very brief and on 8 December 1989, Hrivnák and his cabinet resigned.[5][6] The chairmanship of the Slovak National Council (SNR) accepted the resignation.[7] Then Milan Čič was asked to form a new cabinet.[5]
Hrivnák died on 3 February 1995 in Bratislava and was buried in the National Cemetery.[1]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic 1989 |
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| Slovak Socialist Republic (within the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic) |
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| Slovak Republic (within the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic) |
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| Slovak Republic |
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