Richard Raši (born 2 April 1971 in Košice) is a Slovak physician and politician who served as Slovakia's Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Information.

[1] A member of the Voice – Social Democracy (Slovak: Hlas – sociálna demokracia) political party, Raši previously served as Mayor of the city of Košice.

[citation needed] Immediately after graduation, Raši started work as a trauma surgeon intern at the University Hospital of L. Pasteur in Kosice.

[4][5] During Raši's two-year tenure as minister he set out on continuing his predecessors attempt to reform the country's health insurance sector.

Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed his choice of Raši saying that "We are looking for strong candidates that can win elections, therefore we are giving people from the executive branch a chance".

[10] In what was to be the closest election in Košice in over 20 years, Raši eventually won with 36% of the vote, 4 percent ahead of the runner-up, incumbent mayor František Knapík who received 32%.