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Ján Figeľ

Politician

Ján Figeľ is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ján Figel' · Ján Figeľ · Ян Фигел · Ян Фигель · Ян Фігель · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Figeľ, Ján · Jan FigeI · Jan Figel · Jan Figel' · Jan Figeľ · 9 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Figel · Figeľ · 揚·費格爾				[sources]
Birth date	1960-01-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Čaklov				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Slovakia				[sources]
Country	European Union · Slovakia				[sources]
Citizenship	Slovakia				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Ján				[sources]
Last name	Figeľ				[sources]
Title	Dr. h. c. Ing.				[sources]
Website	ec.europa.eu				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q356253				[sources]
Position	European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth (2004-2007) · European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth (2007-2009) · European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship (2004-2004) · National Council (member, 2010-2012) · National Council (member, 2012-2016) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Technical University of Košice				[sources]
Last change	2025-09-01	Last processed	2025-09-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Slovak Minister of Transport, member of Slovak National Council and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth	2004-11-22	2007-01-01
Member of the National Council	2010-07-08	2012-03-10
Member of the National Council	2012-04-04	2016-02-12
European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth	2007-01-01	2009-10-01