Vladimír Masár
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Preceded byOffice created
Deputy Governor Marián Tkáč acted as the interim Governor between 1 January and 29 July 1993
Deputy Governor Marián Tkáč acted as the interim Governor between 1 January and 29 July 1993
Succeeded byMarián Jusko
Born2 May 1958
Partizánske, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Partizánske, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Vladimír Masár | |
|---|---|
| Governor of National Bank of Slovakia | |
| In office 29 July 1993 – 29 July 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Office created Deputy Governor Marián Tkáč acted as the interim Governor between 1 January and 29 July 1993 |
| Succeeded by | Marián Jusko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1958 Partizánske, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Alma mater | University of Economics, Bratislava |
| Profession | Banker, Manager |
Vladimír Masár (born 2 May 1958 in Partizánske, Czechoslovakia) served as the first Governor of National Bank of Slovakia between 1993 and 1999.[1] As the first Central Bank governor of a newly independent Slovakia, he was in charge of introducing a stabilizing a new currency - the Slovak crown and building up a professional apparatus and international contacts at the National Bank of Slovakia from the scratch.[2] As a governor, he continued the conservative tradition of Czechoslovak monetary policy and prevented monetary turmoil despite irresponsible fiscal policies of Mečiar's government.[3][4]