Rudolf Schuster | |
|---|---|
 Schuster in 2011 | |
| 2nd President of Slovakia | |
| In office 15 June 1999 – 15 June 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
| Preceded by | Michal Kováč Mikuláš Dzurinda (Acting) Jozef Migaš (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Gašparovič |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 30 October 1998 – 15 June 1999 | |
| Mayor of Košice | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| In office 1983–1986 | |
| Czechoslovakia Ambassador to Canada | |
| In office 28 August 1990 – 3 May 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Ján Janovic |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Speaker of the National Council | |
| In office 30 November 1989 – 26 June 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Viliam Šalgovič |
| Succeeded by | František Mikloško |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1934 Košice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Political party | Independent (1990–1998, 1999–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party (1964–1990) Party of Civic Understanding (1998–1999) |
| Spouse |
Irena Schusterová-Trojáková
(m. 1961; died 2008) |
| Alma mater | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava |
| Signature |  |
Rudolf Schuster (born 4 January 1934) is a Slovak politician, who served as the second president of Slovakia from 1999 to 2004. He was elected on 29 May 1999 and inaugurated on 15 June. In the presidential elections of April 2004, in which he sought re-election, Schuster was defeated.[1] He received only 7.4% of the vote, with three other candidates (more specifically Ivan Gašparovič, Vladimír Mečiar, and Eduard Kukan) receiving more than that. He was succeeded by Ivan Gašparovič.[2]
- ^ "Schuster gone for good?". The Slovak Spectator. 21 June 2004.
- ^ Roger East, Richard Thomas (2003). Profiles of People in Power: the world's government leaders. Routledge (UK). ISBN 1-85743-126-X.