Peter Colotka

Peter Colotka (10 January 1925 – 20 April 2019) was a Slovak academic, lawyer and politician. He was the prime minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic from 1969 to 1988.

Early life and education Colotka was born in Sedliacka Dubová, Dolný Kubín district, on 10 January 1925. He studied law at Comenius University in Bratislava and graduated in 1950.

Career Following his graduation Colotka joined the University of Bratislava and taught civil and family law. He served at the International Court of Justice at the Hague from 1963 to 1968. He was made deputy prime minister of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and was appointed president of the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly in the meeting of the Czech communist party held on 16–17 January 1969, replacing Josef Smrkovský in the post. And Colotka was a deputy at the Assembly from 1969 to 1989. He also served as deputy prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1969 to 1988. Colotka also resigned from the Czechoslovak Communist Party's presidium in October 1988.

Colotka was appointed Czechoslovak ambassador to France in late 1988 and served in the post until 19 January 1990.