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Mikuláš Dzurinda
Dzurinda in 2017
Prime Minister of Slovakia
In office 30 October 1998 – 4 July 2006
President	Rudolf Schuster Ivan Gašparovič
Preceded by	Vladimír Mečiar
Succeeded by	Robert Fico
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012
Prime Minister	Iveta Radičová
Preceded by	Miroslav Lajčák
Succeeded by	Miroslav Lajčák
Minister of Transport, Post and Telecommunications
In office 16 March 1994 – 13 December 1994
Prime Minister	Jozef Moravčík
Preceded by	Roman Hofbauer
Succeeded by	Alexander Rezeš
Personal details
Born	(1956-02-04) 4 February 1956 (age 68) Spišský Štvrtok, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Political party	Christian Democratic Movement (1990–2000) Democratic Coalition (1998–2002) Democratic and Christian Union-Democratic Party (2000–present)
Spouse(s)	Eva Dzurindová
Alma mater	University of Žilina

Mikuláš Dzurinda (born 4 February 1956) is a Slovak politician who was the Prime Minister of Slovakia from 30 October 1998 to 4 July 2006.

He is the founder and leader of the Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK) and then the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union. From 2002 to 2006, his party formed a coalition government with the Christian Democratic Movement, the Alliance of the New Citizen and the Party of the Hungarian Coalition.

He carried out reforms included flat tax 19%, pension reform (second pillar), education financing reform (except colleges and universities). During his term Slovakia joined both the European Union and NATO.

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