Peter Kažimír

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Slovak economist and politician (born 1968)

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namePeter Kažimír
imagePeter Kažimír (36400657164) crop.jpg
officeGovernor of National Bank of Slovakia
term_start1 June 2019
predecessorJozef Makúch
office1Minister of Finance
primeminister1Robert Fico
Peter Pellegrini
term_start14 April 2012
term_end111 April 2019
predecessor1Ivan Mikloš
successor1Peter Pellegrini (acting)
Ladislav Kamenický
office2Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia
primeminister2Robert Fico
term_start24 April 2012
term_end223 March 2016
birth_date
birth_placeKošice, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
partyIndependent (2019-present)
educationUniversity of Economics in Bratislava
partnerKatarína Korecká
children2
otherpartyDirection – Social Democracy (Until 2019)
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| name = Peter Kažimír | image = Peter Kažimír (36400657164) crop.jpg | office = Governor of National Bank of Slovakia | term_start = 1 June 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = Jozef Makúch | successor = | office1 = Minister of Finance | primeminister1 = Robert Fico Peter Pellegrini | term_start1 = 4 April 2012 | term_end1 = 11 April 2019 | predecessor1 = Ivan Mikloš | successor1 = Peter Pellegrini (acting) Ladislav Kamenický | office2 = Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia | primeminister2 = Robert Fico | term_start2 = 4 April 2012 | term_end2 = 23 March 2016 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_date = | birth_place = Košice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) | death_date = | death_place = | party = Independent (2019-present) | education = University of Economics in Bratislava | partner = Katarína Korecká | children = 2 | otherparty = Direction – Social Democracy (Until 2019) Peter Kažimír (born 28 June 1968) is a Slovak economist and former politician who is currently serving as the governor of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS). He previously served as the country's Finance Minister under prime ministers Robert Fico and Peter Pellegrini. He was a senior member of the social-democratic SMER-SD party, but left the party after assuming the governorship of NBS.

Early life

Kažimír studied International Commerce at the University of Economics in Bratislava. After graduation, he worked in the private sector as a tax advisor at the firm Schubert & partners. Since early 2000s, he held board-level executive positions at various companies, including VIVANT, Sceptrum Brno, PARTA – GAS, MATTI and DDP Credit Suisse Life & Pensions.

Political career

State Secretary and MP

In 2006, Kažimír became the State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance. At the same time, he sat on the board of National Nuclear Fund for Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations (NJF). Following the defeat of Direction-Social Democracy (SMER-SD) in 2010 Slovak parliamentary election, Kažimír shortly served as MP. After 2012 Slovak parliamentary election when SMER-SD returned to power, Kažimír became the Minister of Finance.

Minister of Finance

In 2015, Kažimír was part of a team that secured the investment of Jaguar Land Rover in a £1bn plant, beating off stiff competition from Poland and Mexico.

According to Financial Times, Kažimír developed a strong record on managing Slovakia's public finances since taking office. He earned respect for keeping budget deficits under control and became known for his tough stance in the Eurozone's negotiations with debt-plagued Greece.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/DOORSTEP_2016-09-09_EUROGROUP_Ministers_(29558791145).jpg" caption="Kažimír arriving at a [[Eurogroup]] meeting in 2016"] ::

By November 2017, Kažimír submitted his formal application for succeeding Jeroen Dijsselbloem as the next chairman of the Eurogroup. During the vote on 4 December, he withdrew after the first round and Mário Centeno was eventually elected to the post.

Kažimír was accused of paying a 48,000 euro ($54,000)-bribe in 2017-18 to the head of the national tax office over a tax audit of private firms. However, the supreme court spared him from trial. On May 29, 2025 he was convicted of bribery and fined €200,000.

Central Bank Governorship

In December 2019, the National Council approved Kažimír as the government's nominee to succeed Jozef Makúch in the office of the president of the National Bank of Slovakia. He took up the post on 1 June 2019.

International organizations

Personal life

Kažimír has been married to Katarína Korecká since 2008. They have two children together.

References

References

  1. (3 June 2019). "Peter Kažimír skončil v Smere-SD".
  2. "Osobný profil Peter Kažimír".
  3. (23 March 2016). "Pozrite si životopisy ministrov a premiéra Fica".
  4. "Official CV".
  5. Campbell, Peter. (8 May 2017). "Minister seeks to steer Slovakia past a "lasagne of evil"".
  6. (5 November 2017). "Pierre Gramegna emerges as early eurogroup frontrunner".
  7. Jančaríková, Tatiana. (23 March 2016). "Slovak president appoints Robert Fico for another term as PM".
  8. Strupczewski, Jan. (6 November 2017). "Slovakia's Kazimir bids to chair euro zone finance ministers".
  9. Strupczewski, Jan. (30 November 2017). "Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovakia bid for Eurogroup chai".
  10. (4 December 2017). "Portugal's Centeno Gets Top Economic Job in New Euro Chapter".
  11. (4 December 2017). "Portugal's Centeno wins race to become eurogroup president".
  12. (29 May 2025). "Slovakia’s central bank chief convicted of bribery and fined $225,000". AP News.
  13. Minder, Raphael. (2024-11-28). "Slovakia’s central bank governor given reprieve in corruption case". [[Financial Times]].
  14. Geoffrey Smith. (May 29, 2025). "Slovakian Governor Kažimír convicted of bribery in fresh embarrassment for ECB". [[Politico Europe]].
  15. Jančaríková, Tatiana. (6 December 2018). "Slovak parliament approves finance minister Kazimir as next central bank governor".
  16. (13 March 2019). "Kažimír appointed as new governor of Slovakia's central bank".
  17. [http://www.ebrd.com/shareholders-and-board-of-governors.html Board of Governors] [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (EBRD).
  18. "Board of Governors".
  19. "Board of Governors".
  20. (4 May 2015). "Financmajster Kažimír ukázal svoju partnerku tri týždne po pôrode: Áno, tak som sa vytrepala!".

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