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Lucia Žitňanská

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Lucia Žitňanská
Minister of Justice
In office
23 March 2016 – 22 March 2018
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
Preceded byTomáš Borec [sk]
Succeeded byGábor Gál
In office
8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012
Prime MinisterIveta Radičová
Preceded byViera Petríková
Succeeded byTomáš Borec [sk]
In office
8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006
Prime MinisterMikuláš Dzurinda
Preceded byDaniel Lipšic
Succeeded byŠtefan Harabin
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
23 March 2016 – 22 March 2018
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
In office
8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006
Prime MinisterMikuláš Dzurinda
Preceded byDaniel Lipšic
Succeeded byŠtefan Harabin
Personal details
Born (1964-06-03) 3 June 1964 (age 60)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political partySlovak Democratic and Christian Union-Democratic Party (Before 2013)
Most–Híd (2013–present)
Children3

Lucia Žitňanská (born 3 June 1964) is a Slovak politician and member of Most–Híd. She served as Minister of Justice in the third government of Robert Fico from 2016 to 2018. In 2006 she served as deputy prime minister and Minister of Justice of Slovakia and in 2010 until 2012 she again served as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Iveta Radičová.

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In January 2013, the law firm TaylorWessing e/n/w/c announced to the lawyers that Žitňanská had become its "new reinforcement", wanting to renew her lawyer's license.[1] Since June 2013, she has been named on the list of arbitrators of the Vienna Arbitration Court.[2]

Political career

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2012 Slovak parliamentary election

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In the 2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Žitňanská received almost four times as many votes (103,517), thus ahead of the SDKÚ-DS chairman Mikuláš Dzurinda and vice-chairman Ivan Mikloš, the latter of whom received 56,771 preferential votes.[3]

A few days after the elections, Dzurinda announced that he would not apply for a position in the party's presidency and expressed his support for the presidential candidacy of Žitňanská, whom he entrusted to represent the party at the congress.[4] At the SDKÚ-DS congress on 19 May 2012, she was unsuccessful in the 2014 Slovak presidential election when Pavol Frešo defeated her in the second round.[5] On 27 November, Žitňanská replaced Ľudovít Kaník as chairman of the SDKÚ parliamentary club.[6] On 12 December 2013, she resigned from SDKÚ-DS with Miroslav Beblavý and Magdaléna Vášáryová.[7]

Minister of Justice

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On 8 April 2014, Most–Híd presidency confirmed that Žitňanská, who was an independent politician, would become a member of the party. She promised to hold the position of vice-president, but changed her mind and was not interested.[8]

2016–2018: Slovak parliamentary election and departure from politics

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After placing second in Most–Híd candidate list during the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election,[9] Žitňanská was appointed Minister of Justice by President Andrej Kiska.[10] She became chairperson of the Legislative Council of the Slovak Government on 11 May.[11] In June 2017, Žitňanská criticised the candidacy of the State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Monika Jankovská, to the Judicial Council.[12]

On 14 March 2018, Žitňanská decided not to continue in the new Cabinet of Peter Pellegrini, citing her inability to find the necessary compromises with the coalition partners.[13] She also resigned from Most-Híd the same year on 20 September.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Lucia Žitňanská rozšíri tím TaylorWessing e/n/w/c advokáti". Taylor Wessing e/n/w/c (in Slovak). 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Žitňanská získala lukratívne miesto vo Viedni". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). Eco Press. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Výsledky prednostného hlasovania" (in Slovak). Slovak Statistical Office. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ^ Tódová, Monika (12 March 2012). "Dzurinda už dobehol svoj polmaratón". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  5. ^ Tódová, Monika (12 March 2012). "Dzurinda už nebude predsedom SDKÚ, podporuje Žitňanskú". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  6. ^ Kern, Miroslav (27 November 2012). "Kaník už nevedie klub SDKÚ, nahradila ho Žitňanská". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  7. ^ Kern, Miroslav (13 December 2013). "SDKÚ má sotva klub, odišli Žitňanská, Beblavý a Vášáryová". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Lucia Žitňanská vstupuje do Mosta-Híd. Má sa stať podpredsedníčkou strany". aktualne.atlas.sk (in Slovak). News & Media Holding. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Upratovanie v Legislatívnej rade vlády. Žitňanská má novú funkciu". aktualne.atlas.sk (in Slovak). 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Lucia Žitňanská: Profil ministerky spravodlivosti". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). News Agency of the Slovak Republic. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Upratovanie v Legislatívnej rade vlády. Žitňanská má novú funkciu". aktualne.atlas.sk (in Slovak). 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016.
  12. ^ Prušová, Veronika (14 June 2017). "Žitňanská hrozí demisiou, ak Jankovská zo Smeru prejde do Súdnej rady (+video)". Denník N (in Slovak). N Press.
  13. ^ "Pokračovanie koalície je lepším riešením, tvrdí Žitňanská a vysvetľovala svoj odchod z vlády". SITA (in Slovak). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  14. ^ "L. Žitňanská odchádza z Mosta-Híd". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). News Agency of the Slovak Republic. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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