Dušan Čaplovič

Dušan Čaplovič
Minister of Education
In office
4 April 2012  3 July 2014
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
Preceded byEugen Jurzyca
Succeeded byPeter Pellegrini
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
4 July 2006  8 July 2010
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
Personal details
Born(1946-09-18)18 September 1946
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Died6 March 2025(2025-03-06) (aged 78)
Political partyDirection – Slovak Social Democracy
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Spouse
Mária Čaplovičová
(div. 1983)
Children2
EducationComenius University

Dušan Čaplovič (18 September 1946 – 6 March 2025) was a Slovak politician, historian and archaeologist. In 2006–2010, he was the Deputy Prime Minister for Knowledge Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities. Čaplovič was also vice-chairman of Direction – Social Democracy.