LinkedIn profile of Martin Sklenár Martin Sklenár
Senior Fellow | GLOBSEC
An expert in security and defence policy, he was appointed Minister of Defence in Slovakia’s caretaker government in 2023.
He has more than two decades of experience in the field of defence and security. Before taking up the ministerial post, he headed the Defence Policy Section at the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic, where he focused on defence planning and international cooperation. He also served as a diplomat at Slovakia’s Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels, at the Slovak Embassy in Washington, D.C., and as a political affairs expert with the United Nations mission in Kosovo. He holds a degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from Matej Bel University.