Son of Former Minister Earns €15,000 Monthly at State Oil Company

Juraj Richter, son of former minister Ján Richter, earns €180,000 annually in a senior position at Transpetrol, Slovakia's state-owned oil pipeline operator, according to salary data. The monthly salary of €15,000 places him among several children of prominent politicians from the ruling Smer-SD party who hold lucrative positions in state-owned enterprises. The appointments highlight ongoing concerns about nepotism in Slovakia's public sector, where family members of senior politicians from the social-democratic Smer party have secured high-paying government jobs. Ján Richter previously served as a minister in Robert Fico's government, and his son's appointment at the strategic energy company continues a pattern that includes other political offspring like Michal Fico and Pavol Gašpar in similar state positions.