Richard Sulík

Richard Sulík
Sulík in 2022
Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia
In office
1 April 2021  13 September 2022
Prime MinisterEduard Heger
Preceded byAndrej Doležal (acting)
In office
21 March 2020  23 March 2021
Prime MinisterIgor Matovič
Minister of Economy
In office
1 April 2021  13 September 2022
Prime MinisterEduard Heger
Preceded byAndrej Doležal (acting)
Succeeded byKarel Hirman
In office
21 March 2020  23 March 2021
Prime MinisterIgor Matovič
Preceded byPeter Žiga
Succeeded byAndrej Doležal (acting)
Member of the European Parliament
for Slovakia
In office
2 July 2014  1 July 2019
Speaker of the National Council
In office
8 July 2010  13 October 2011
Preceded byPavol Paška
Succeeded byPavol Hrušovský
Member of the National Council
In office
13 September 2022  4 September 2024
In office
8 July 2010  1 July 2014
Chairman of Freedom and Solidarity
In office
28 March 2009  16 March 2024
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byBranislav Gröhling
Personal details
Born (1968-01-12) 12 January 1968
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Political partyFreedom and Solidarity (2009–present)
Alma materUniversity of Munich
University of Economics, Bratislava
Websitehttp://sulik.sk/

Richard Sulík (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈrixart ˈsuliːk]; born 12 January 1968) is a Slovak politician, economist and businessman. He is the leader of the political party Freedom and Solidarity and served as Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Minister of Economy in Government of Slovakia led by Eduard Heger. Sulik and his party resigned from the government on 31 August 2022.