Pavol Hrivnák (9 October 1931 – 3 February 1995) was a Slovak politician who served as prime minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic from June to December 1989.
[2] On 12 October 1988, he was named first deputy minister in the federal government led by Ladislav Adamec.
[3][4] Hrivnák was appointed Prime Minister of Slovakia on 22 June 1989, replacing Ivan Knotek in the post, but his tenure lasted very brief and on 8 December 1989, Hrivnák and his cabinet resigned.
[5][6] The chairmanship of the Slovak National Council (SNR) accepted the resignation.
[5] Hrivnák died on 3 February 1995 in Bratislava and was buried in the National Cemetery.