Karol Bacílek

Karol Bacílek
Bacílek in 1954
Minister of National Security
In office
23 January 1952 – 14 September 1953
Prime MinisterViliam Široký
Antonín Zápotocký
Preceded byLadislav Kopřiva
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of State Control
In office
8 September 1951 – 23 January 1952
Prime MinisterAntonín Zápotocký
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJan Harus
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Slovakia
In office
September 1953 – April 1963
PresidentKlement Gottwald
Preceded byŠtefan Bašťovanský
Succeeded byAlexander Dubček
Personal details
Born(1896-10-12)12 October 1896
Died19 March 1974(1974-03-19) (aged 77)
PartyCommunist Party of Czechoslovakia
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Slovakia
AwardsOrder of Klement Gottwald
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Karol Bacílek (12 October 1896 – 19 March 1974) was a Czechoslovak communist politician, activist and high-ranking state and Communist Party official during the leadership of Klement Gottwald.