Jaroslav Naď
Minister of Defence
In office
21 March 2020 – 15 May 2023
Prime MinisterIgor Matovič
Eduard Heger
Preceded byPeter Gajdoš
Succeeded byMartin Sklenár
Member of the National Council
In office
15 May 2023 – 25 October 2023
Personal details
Born (1981-03-21) 21 March 1981
Nitra, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political partyDemocrats (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations		Direction (2000–2002)
Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (2018–2023)
SpouseKatarína Beláková (divorced)
Children3
EducationArmed Forces Academy
Matej Bel University

Jaroslav Naď (born 21 March 1981) is a Slovak politician who served as Minister of Defence between March 2020 and May 2023, as a nominee of OĽaNO.[1] He specialises in national security issues[2] and previously worked with Globsec.[3] Naď currently serves as a deputy chairman of the Democrats.[4]

Early life and education

Naď grew up in Banská Štiavnica and settled in a village near Senec, Hruba Borša.[5] He has a brother named René and is the brother-in-law of Anton Tretinár.[6]

Naď majored in Political Science at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica in 2007 and received further training at the European Security and Defence College in Brussels. In 2018, he obtained his PhD from the Armed Forces Academy of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik.[7]

Political career

Naď at a press conference with the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in March 2022 in Bratislava.

Naď joined Direction – Social Democracy in 2000, but was expelled from the party after paying membership fees.[8]

Between 2012 and 2013, Naď worked as a diplomat, head of the defense section at the Permanent Delegation of Slovakia to NATO as well as Permanent Representation of Slovakia to the European Union. From 2014 until 2018, he worked as a manager of the company Cypher.[9]

Minister of Defence (2020-2023)

After the electoral victory of OĽANO, Naď became the Minister of Defence.[1] Beginning with March 2023, he serves as a deputy chairman of the Democrats party.[4]

During the parliamentary elections in February 2020, in which Naď ran for the OĽANO movement, he won 101,819 preferential votes and became a member of the People's Party Our Slovakia.[10] In April 2020, Naď announced the cancellation of the ongoing tender for the purchase of 4x4 armored vehicles for the Slovak Armed Forces and would suspend the same tender for 8x8 vehicles.[11]

In 2023, Robert Fico had claimed that Naď had requested a regional political position from Fico and partisan leadership. Following the denial, Fico alleged that Naď had left the party.[12]

Post-Minister of Defence

Beginning with 1 November 2023, Naď works as an advisor to the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, Jana Černochová.[13]

Personal life

Naď is trilingual, able to speak English and German apart from his native Slovak.[14] He plays football in his spare time.[15]

Naď is divorced with three children: two from his previous marriage with Katarína Baláková, and one from his partner, journalist Barbara Túrosová.[16] He also owns a luxury apartment in Banská Štiavnica.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nie Grendel, ministrom vnútra bude Mikulec. Matovič predstavil svoju vládu". slovensko.hnonline.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Slovakia Signs €1.6-bn Deal on Purchase of 14 New F-16 Fighter Jets". TASR. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Minister obrany SR Jaroslav Naď". Official Website of Slovakia Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Eduard Heger oznámil vznik novej strany s názvom Demokrati". tyzden.sk (in Slovak). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Chovančáková, Katarína (1 November 2020). "Jaroslav Naď: Prvý minister obrany, na ktorého môže byť Slovensko hrdé". startitup.sk (in Slovak).
  6. ↑ "Rodinka s kráľovským platom! V rezorte obrany sa darí príbuzným". pluska.sk (in Slovak). 22 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Kovačič Hanzelová, Zuzana; Drínová, Andrea (1 September 2022). "Naď: Sme otvorení spájaniu s KDH, ale určite nepôjdeme cestou zakazovania interrupcií". SME (in Slovak).
  8. ↑ Šnídl, Vladimír (27 November 2018). "Analytik Naď ide k Matovičovi: S Hrnkom sme mali dohodu o neútočení, on ju porušil". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Výpis z Obchodného registra Mestského súdu Bratislava III". Obchodný Register Na Internet (in Slovak).
  10. ↑ "Definitívne výsledky hlasovania". volbysr.sk (in Slovak). 24 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Naď: Rezort zruší nákup armádnych vozidiel 4x4 a pozastaví projekt 8x8". teraz.sk (in Slovak). 29 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Robert Fico: Idem do kampane, v ktorej ma chcú zatvoriť". Štandard (in Slovak). 20 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Bývalý minister obrany Naď bude poradcom českej ministerky Černochovej". teraz.sk (in Slovak). 25 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Jaroslav Naď - O Obnosti". SME (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Minister Naď prišiel na vládu zakrvavený! FOTO Hrôzostrašné zranenie na tvári, prvé slová, čo sa stalo". topky.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  16. ↑ Kosečeková, Rebeka (9 April 2020). "Novou hovorkyňou ministra vnútra sa stala priateľka ministra obrany. Tu je jej reakcia". tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak).
  17. ↑ "Apartmán v paláci! Naď si zariaďuje svoje hniezdočko v národnej kultúrnej pamiatke". Plus 7 Dní (in Slovak). 26 May 2022.
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