Martina Holečková
Martina Bajo Holečková | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martina Holečková 6 February 1984 Kozárovce, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Movement (2016–2024) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Trnava |
Martina Bajo Holečková (born 6 February 1984) is a Slovak politician. Since 2023 she has served as a Member of the National Council of Slovakia.
Early life and career
[edit]Holečková was born on 6 February 1984[1] in the village of Kozárovce, where she still resides.[2] She studied law at the University of Trnava.[3] Holečková has worked for the Pallottines missions as a manager of development projects in Slovakia and Sub-Saharan Africa.[4] She is also active as a mediator.[5]
Political career
[edit]Holečková became a member of the municipal council in Kozárovce from 2014 until 2022.[3] She became a member of Christian Democratic Movement in 2016 and its party leadership council in 2020.[6]
In 2017, Holečková became a member of the assembly of the Nitra Region in 2017.[7] She ran for the post of governor in the 2022 Slovak regional elections, finishing fourth with 15.65% of the vote.[8] She retained her regional assembly seat and became the Deputy Governor.[9]
Holečková won a parliamentary seat in the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, after which she became chairwoman of the of Christian Democratic Movement's parliamentary fraction.[10] In the parliament, she let the opposition to the government reform of the Criminal Code, which decreased the length of the statute of limitation for rape. In an emotional appeal, Holečková begged her fellow MPs to consider the impact on the victims of sexual violence.[11][12]
In June 2024, Holečková was replaced as the chair of the parliamentary faction by Marián Čaučík after saying in an interview that she is not personally interested in changing the status quo in the legality of abortion.[13] In September 2024 Holečková announced she left the Christian Democratic Movement due to ideological disagreements with the party leadership.[14]
Personal life
[edit]In October 2024 Holečková married and started using her married name Martina Bajo Holečková.[15] She has a son from a previous relationship.[16]
Holečková resides in her hometown of Kozárovce. In addition to her native Slovak language, she is fluent in English, French and Polish.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mgr. Martina Holečková". National Council of Slovakia (in Slovak). 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Kandidát na župana v NRSK: Martina Holečková". joj24.noviny.sk (in Slovak). TV JOJ. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Niečo viac o mne". Martina Holečková's official website (in Slovak).
- ^ "Spoločnosť katolíckeho apoštolátu pozýva opäť zbierať známky pre Afriku". m.tkkbs.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Praktikum z trestného práva hmotného". Naj Pravo (in Slovak). 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Novým predsedom KDH je Milan Majerský". Christian Democratic Union (in Slovak). 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Voľby do orgánov samosprávnych krajov 2017 | Definitívne výsledky hlasovania" (in Slovak). Slovak Statistical Office. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Nitriansky kraj | Výsledky volieb do VÚC 2022 (župné voľby)". Sme. Petit Press. ISSN 1335-4418.
- ^ Boďová, Mária. "Plánovali troch, zvolili dvoch. Nitriansky kraj spoznal mená svojich vicežupanov". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Predsedníčkou poslaneckého klubu KDH bude M. Holečková". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Martina Holečková z KDH trasúcim sa hlasom prosila poslancov, aby zastavili zníženie premlčacej lehoty pri znásilnení". Denník N (in Slovak). N Press. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Šéfka klubu KDH Martina Holečková so slzami v očiach čítala príbeh znásilnenej ženy". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Takáč, Adam; Kekelák, Lukáš. "Zmeny v KDH / Martina Holečková končí ako šéfka poslaneckého klubu. Nahradí ju Igor Janckulík". www.postoj.sk (in Slovak).
- ^ "Martina Holečková odchádza z KDH - SME". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Poslankyňa Holečková má nové priezvisko, nedávno sa vydala". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 23 October 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ Hanák, Peter (21 September 2024). "Martina Holečková: Vytváranie absolútneho zla a nepriateľa z liberálov je pre mňa za čiarou (rozhovor)". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak).
- ^ "Kandidát na župana v NRSK: Martina Holečková". joj24.noviny.sk (in Slovak). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.