Brigita Schmögnerová

Brigita Schmögnerová (born 17 November 1947) is a Slovak economist and politician. She was the Minister of Finance of Slovakia from 1998 to 2002 under Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda. She was appointed Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in 2002.

Schmögnerová led the country's accession to the euro, which earned her the nickname of the "Iron lady of Slovakia".