CURRENT Prime Minister Heger handed over the name of the new Minister of Education to the President – Topky.sk

“The date of appointment of the new Minister of Education has not yet been determined,” Strižinec said. In this regard, TASR also contacted the Government Office of the Slovak Republic, which has not yet responded to the questions. After SaS left the government, the post of Minister of Education remained vacant. For now, the prime minister is temporarily in charge of managing the department. Archive VIDEO Prime Minister Heger introduced three new ministers Several names were in play The opposition criticizes that the post of Minister of Education remained vacant. There were several names in play. Initially, it was said that the current head of the school committee, Richard Vašečka, could become the minister of education. However, according to our information, he rejected the offer after a wave of criticism. Another name that was floated was Daniel Bútora, but he did not confirm anything. According to our information, Miroslava Hapalová, the former head of the State Pedagogical Institute (ŠPÚ), was also to be considered. The appointment of the Minister of Education has been going on for several days. At first, the coalition did not agree on the name, which was also criticized by President Zuzana Čaputová. The president then flew to the United States on a business trip, which was the reason why the prime minister, as acting minister of education, did not reveal the new name, he waited until she returned. Currently, the hottest candidate for the post of minister is the director of the Trebišov school, Slavomír Partila. Minister of Labor Milan Krajniak also confirmed that he is in the shortlist of candidates. His party leader Boris Kollár stated that he would be happy if it was a person from a conservative background.