Ján Figeľ
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Ján Figeľ (born 20 January 1960 in Čaklov) is a Slovak politician. Figeľ served as European Commissioner from 2004 to 2009,[1] then as Slovak minister of Transports from 2010 to 2012. From 2016 to 2019 he was European Commission special envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion outside the EU.[2][3]
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Ján Figeľ | |
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European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth | |
In office 1 January 2007 – 1 October 2009 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | Himself (Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism) |
Succeeded by | Maroš Šefčovič |
European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism | |
In office 22 November 2004 – 1 January 2007 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | Viviane Reding Dalia Grybauskaitė (Education and Culture) |
Succeeded by | Himself (Education, Training, Culture and Youth) Leonard Orban (Multilingualism) |
European Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society | |
In office 1 May 2004 – 22 November 2004 Served with Erkki Liikanen, Olli Rehn | |
President | Romano Prodi |
Preceded by | Erkki Liikanen |
Succeeded by | Günter Verheugen (Enterprise and Industry) Viviane Reding (Information Society and Media) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-01-20) 20 January 1960 (age 64) Čaklov, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
Political party | Christian Democratic Movement |
Spouse | Mária Figeľová |
Children | 4 |
Education | Technical University of Košice |
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