Ján Podmanický
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Ján Podmanický | |
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| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1977 Stará Bystrica, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Direction – Social Democracy |
| Other political affiliations | Life – National Party (2021–2022) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Comenius University Catholic University in Ružomberok |
Ján Podmanický (born 17 May 1977) is a Slovak politician. He has served as a member of the National Council and Mayor of Stará Bystrica, respectively since 2003 and 2006.[1]
Biography
[edit]Podmanický studied Theology and Law at the Comenius University. He has three children.[2]
Political career
[edit]Podmanický has been a member of the Smer-SD party and the mayor of Stará Bystrica since 2002. He was first elected in the parliamentary election of the same year for the coalition HZD, HZDS, P-SNS, SNS, and Smer.[3] Since 2006, Podmanický has been member of the National Council of Slovakia for Smer[4] and became an independent politician from May 2020.[5] He joined fellow MPs Marián Kéry and Tomáš Taraba to establish a Conservative Platform. Podmanický subsequently left Direction – Slovak Social Democracy, which he has been a member of since the beginning of his political career and became an independent politician. He justified his departure by his unwillingness to accept the leftward shift of the party ideology.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Poslanec Smeru šéfuje obci, ktorá nemá ani web" (in Slovak). Transparency international. 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Foto Záber, ktorý hovorí za všetko. Smerácky poslanec ukázal, čo má doma". Plus jeden deň (in Slovak). 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Zoznam politických strán". volby.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "JUDr. PhDr. Ján Podmanický, PhD". National Council of Slovakia (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ Mikušovič, Dušan (19 May 2020). "Podmanický po kritike od Pellegriniho za pakt s kuffovcami odchádza zo Smeru". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Hutko, Dominik (19 May 2020). "Smer sa konzervatívcov radšej zbaví, Podmanický odchádza sám". Pravda (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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| National | |
- Direction – Social Democracy politicians
- Comenius University alumni
- Living people
- 1977 births
- Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2006-2010
- Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2010-2012
- Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2012-2016
- Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2016–2020
- Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2020–2023
- People from Čadca District
- Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2023–2027