Tomáš Drucker
Drucker in 2016
Minister of Education
Assumed office
25 October 2023
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
Preceded byDaniel Bútora
Minister of Interior Affairs
In office
22 March 2018 – 17 April 2018
Prime MinisterPeter Pellegrini
Preceded byRobert Kaliňák
Succeeded byPeter Pellegrini
Minister of Health
In office
23 March 2016 – 22 March 2018
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
Preceded byViliam Čislák
Succeeded byAndrea Kalavská
Personal details
Born (1978-07-20) 20 July 1978
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Political partyVoice – Social Democracy (2023–present)
Good Choice (2019-2023)
Children2
EducationSlovak University of Technology in Bratislava
University of Trnava

Tomáš Drucker (born 20 July 1978) is a Slovak manager and politician. He currently serves as the Minister of Education. From 2016 to 2018 he served as the Minister of Health and subsequently the Minister of Interior Affairs for less than a month in March and April 2018.

Early life

Drucker studied computer science at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and law at the University of Trnava.[1] In 2023 he obtained an Executive MBA from the London Business School.[2]

Business career

Between 1997 and 2012, Drucker worked in the private sector in management positions. From 2006 to 2012 he additionally served on boards of various public enterprises.[3][4] In 2012 he became the CEO of Slovenská pošta, a state-run mail service giant, which Drucker managed to make profitable while avoiding large-scale layoffs.[5]

Political career

As Minister of Health from 2016 until 2018, Drucker focused on digitalization of the Slovak healthcare system.[6] Following the Murder of Ján Kuciak, Drucker was tasked to restore the credibility of the interior affairs ministry. Nonetheless, he resigned after less than a month arguing he did not see himself as an authentic unifying figure that is needed to do the job.[7]

In August 2019, Drucker announced formation of a new party Good Choice and became its leader.[8] The party received 3.06% in the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, well short of the 5% representation threshold but just enough to pass the 3% threshold, making political parties eligible for public funding. He resigned as a party leader in 2022 to focus on obtaining the Executive MBA in London.[9] Drucker ran on the Voice list in the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election and subsequently became the minister of education.[2]

Personal life

Drucker is married with two children.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "SITA.sk - správy a aktuality". SITA.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Na čelo rezortu školstva sa postavil Tomáš Drucker". minedu.vs5.aglo.eu (in Slovak). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Toto sú ministri vlády Fico III". Denník N (in Slovak). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  4. ↑ "Pozrite si životopisy ministrov a premiéra Fica". SITA.sk (in Slovak). 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pošta prepúšťať neplánuje, pracovníkov ubúda mierne" (in Slovak). Ekonomika SME. 7 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Systém DRG by mohol byť podľa Druckera od roku 2017". SITA.sk (in Slovak). 1 April 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Kapitán, Peter; Praus, Lucia. "Drucker ako minister vnútra skončil, opozícia vidí riešenie v predčasných voľbách". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tomáš Drucker definitívne zakladá stranu". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Drucker končí ako šéf Dobrej voľby: Volá po spájaní, strana má čoskoro predstaviť spoluprácu". plus.noviny.sk (in Slovak). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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