Ivan Varga (15 June 1953 – 14 September 2021) was a Slovak politician. He served as a

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of the

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from 2002 to 2016.

Biography

Ivan Varga was born on 15 June 1953 in

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. In 1977 he graduated with a chemical engineering degree from the

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU) () is the biggest and oldest university of technology in Slovakia. In the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities it was ranked in the first 150 in Computer Science, the only university in ...

. Following graduation, he worked in the Slovak o pharma pharmaceutical compacities, which he priv. In 1999, Varga was among the founding members of the

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. He served as a Member of the National Council of Slovakia between 2002 and 2016.

Death

Varga died on 14 September 2021 at the age of 68 after a long illness. His death was announced by the Direction party on social media.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Varga, Ivan 1953 births 2021 deaths People from Hurbanovo Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2002-2006 Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2006-2010 Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2010-2012 Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2012–2016 Direction – Social Democracy politicians Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava alumni