František Hajnovič (7 May 1949 – 26 March 2021) was born in the Závod village, Malacky district.[1][2] He was a Slovak economist and mathematician, who briefly served as the Minister of Finance under the prime minister Mikuláš Dzurinda.

František Hajnovič
Minister of Finance
In office
29 January 2002 – 15 October 2002
Prime MinisterMikuláš Dzurinda
Preceded byBrigita Schmögnerová
Succeeded byIvan Mikloš
Personal details
Born(1949-05-07)7 May 1949
Závod, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Died26 March 2021(2021-03-26) (aged 71)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Political partyParty of the Democratic Left
EducationCharles University
Comenius University

Hajnovič studies mathematical economics at the Charles University and econometrics at the Comenius University in Bratislava.[3] Between 1972 and 1994 he worked as a researcher at the Institute of Statistics and Informatics. From 1994 until his retirement, with the exception of the period he served as the minister, he worked as a research economist and head of unit at the National Bank of Slovakia, focusing on macroeconomic imbalances and monetary policy questions.[4]

Hajnovič was the founding member of the Party of Democratic Left.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "František Hajnovič v seznamu zajmovych osob StB" (in Czech). Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Zomrel bývalý minister financií František Hajnovič". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Kto je František Hajnovič". www.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Odkaz Františka Hajnoviča" (PDF). www.nbs.sk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.