Our People 
Ivan Miklos
Honorary President of the Europeans for Tax Reform
Born: June 2, 1960
Nationality: Slovak
Relevant Work Experience
October 2002 - since:
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Present of the Slovak Republic
June – October 2002:
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Transport,
Post and Telecommunications of the Slovak Republic
October 1998 - June 2002:
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Slovak Republic
October 1997- September 1998:
 National Property Fund of the Slovak Republic, Member of Supervisory Board
1994 - 1998:
Lecturer, Trnava University - Slovakia
1990 - 1991:
Director, Department of Economic and Social Policy, Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic
1990:
Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
1987 - 1990:
Senior Assistant Professor, University of Economics, Bratislava
1983 - 1987:
Assistant Professor, University of Economics, Bratislava
Party membershipss
2001:
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union
1993 - 2000:
Democratic Party
1992 - 1993:
Civic Democratic Union
Education
1979 - 1983:
University of Economics, Bratislava 
National Economy Faculty specialised in long-range planning and forecasting
1993:
London School of Economics
Business/Professional memberships
1999:
Global Leaders for Tomorrow of the World Economic Forum 
2000:
Honorary degree in Law, Alma College, Michigan, USA
2004:
Political Entrepreneurship Award 2004, SME Union and European Enterprise Institute
Honours and Awards
2000:
Honorary degree in Law, Alma College, Michigan, USA
2004:
Political Entrepreneurship Award 2004, SME Union and European Enterprise Institute
Trusteeships
1995:
nternational Advisory Board of the New Atlantic Initiative
Publications
1987:
“Model of Democratic Prognosis of Czechoslovakia and Slovakia to the year 2005”
1992:
“Short-run Prognosis of the Development of the Czechoslovak Currency”, MESA 10
1993:
“Problems of Forming the Capital Market under the Consequences of Voucher Privatization”, MESA 10
1993:
“Development of the Slovak Privatization and Prediction for the Future”, MESA 10
1994:
“Economic Possibilities and Limitations of the Southwestern Region of the Slovak Republic”, MESA 10
1995:
“Corruption Risks in the Privatization Process”, Windsor Club
1995:
“Economic Conditions of Municipalities in Slovakia” MESA10
1996:
“Analysis of the Macroeconomic Development in 1993 – 1995 in Slovakia”, MESA 10
1996:
“A New System of Funding Municipalities. Proposal for a Radical Change”, MESA 10
Dozens professional and semi popular economic oriented articles published in Slovak economic journals and newspapers.
Languages:
v English
v Russian
v Czech
v Native Slovak
Political interests
v Public affairs 
v Economic policy
Other interests
v Sports (tennis, windsurfing, skiing, cycling)

ETR is clearly advocating the reduction of the costs of the public sector to a maximum of 40 percent of GDP already including state sponsored social security charges and state owned industrial acitivity.

ETR strongly hold the view that in time of global market pressure is on Europe to reduce it almost immoral taxation level. Europe can not sustain taxation levels of over 50% when the US and Japan and most other competitors have significantly lower burdens on their people and business. This has to change now.