Milan Majerský
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Milan Majerský | |
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 Milan Majerský in 2020 | |
| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2023 | |
| Governor of Prešov Region | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Chudík |
| Mayor of Levoča | |
| In office 15 November 2014 – 1 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Miroslav Vilkovský |
| Succeeded by | Lídia Budziňáková |
| Chairman of Christian Democratic Movement | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Alojz Hlina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1971 Levoča, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | KDH (1990–present)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Marcela Majerská (div. 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Prešov Catholic University in Ružomberok |
Milan Majerský (born 12 May 1971) is a Slovak politician. He has served as the Governor of the Prešov Region since 2017, the chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement since 2020 and a Member of the National Council of Slovakia since 2023. He previously served as mayor of Levoča from 2014 to 2017.
Early life
[edit]Majerský was born on 12 May 1971 in Levoča.[2] He graduated from the Catholic Faculty of the University of Prešov in 1997.[3] Majerský later worked as a teacher at St. František Assiský in Levoča from 1997 to 2014, having taught Physical Education and religious education.[2]
Political career
[edit]Mayor of Levoca
[edit]In 2014, Majerský ran for mayor of Levoča in the municipal elections. He was among four elected candidates with a vote ratio of 50.5%, himself receiving 2,370 votes.[4] Majerský ran with the support of the right-wing coalition KDH, KDS, MOST-HÍD, NOVA, OKS, #SIEŤ, and SDKÚ-DS.[5]
2017–present: Chairman of the self-governing region of Prešov
[edit]In May 2017, Majerský announced his candidacy for chairman of the Prešov self-governing region for the coalition of parties KDH, OĽANO, SaS, and NOVA.[6]
Majerský was elected chairman of the Prešov Region on 4 November 2017. With the highest voter turnout in the region (29.95%), he won in nine districts and received 40.4% of the votes compared to Chudík (Direction – Social Democracy) with 30.6% and four winning districts.[7]
In 2022, Majerský ran for the post of chairman of the Prešov region again, beating Michal Kaliňák with 111,343 votes (42.01%).[8]
Chairman of Christian Democratic Movement and elections
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On 6 May 2020, Majerský announced his candidacy for chairman of Christian Democratic Movement.[9] He was eventually elected as the only candidate who received 278 of the 326 votes of the delegates.[10]
Majerský was re-elected chairman at the movement's congress on 18 June 2022. He had no challenger and won the overwhelming majority of votes cast by 298 delegates.[11] In September 2023, Majerský became the electoral leader of the KDH after the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Apart from his native Slovak, Majerský can speak English and Italian.[3]
Majerský has two children from his previous marriage with Marcela. After their divorce, he became engaged to fellow MEP Miriam Lexmann.[13] On 16 August 2020, Majerský and Lexmann got married in the church of Our Lady of the Snows in Bratislava.[14]
Controversy
[edit]In an interview with Denník N, Majerský perceives Prosecutor General Maroš Žilinka visiting Russia to celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the Russian Prosecutor Office as a problem: "Žilinka is a decent person who sometimesoverreacts. What disturbs me the most is his statement about going to Moscow to meet with the Russian prosecutor." According to Majerský, such a trip is not appropriate.[15]
On 3 September 2023, Majerský was accused of referring to LGBT as a "plague".[16] After politicians from other parties challenged him, Majerský apologised and clarified that the designation was not aimed at a group of people, but an ideology.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Magušin, Michal (19 September 2024). "Predseda KDH Milan MajerskýMartina Holečková dostala priestor ako nikto iný, prestala však hrať tímovú hru". Konzervatívny denník Postoj (in Slovak). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Milan Majerský: nový šéf Prešovskej župy je z Levoče". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Milan Majerský – Životopis predsedu PSK". po-kraj.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Majerský také výrazné víťazstvo v Levoči nečakal, chce urovnať vzťahy". teraz.sk (in Slovak). 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Komunálne voľby 2014 na Slovensku". levoca.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 5 August 2014.
- ^ Pásztor, Dávid (9 August 2017). "Opozičný vyzývateľ prešovského župana: Kotleba tu nemá šancu, kupovanie rómskych hlasov postrážim". Denník N (in Slovak).
- ^ "Majerský zvíťazil v deviatich obvodoch, Chudík v štyroch". SME (in Slovak). TASR. 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Predseda Prešovského kraja Majerský a poslanci zložili slávnostný sľub". teraz.sk (in Slovak). TASR. 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Snem KDH pre pandémiu presunuli, predsedom chce byť Milan Majerský". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 16 May 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Gdovinová, Denisa (22 August 2020). "Milan Majerský je novým predsedom KDH. Hlinu za podpredsedu nezvolili, Majerský ho vo vedení nechcel". Denník N (in Slovak).
- ^ "Predsedom KDH ostáva Milan Majerský". Pravda (in Slovak). TASR. 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Lídrom KDH do volieb bude Milan Majerský, hnutie ukázalo viaceré známe posily". Official website of Christian Democratic Movement (in Slovak). 17 June 2023.
- ^ Frank, Michal (8 July 2020). "Župan Majerský sa zasnúbil s europoslankyňou Lexmann". SME.
- ^ Ogurčáková, Jana (16 August 2020). "Prešovský župan Majerský sa oženil s europoslankyňou Lexmann". SME.
- ^ Todová, Monika (11 January 2020). "Predseda KDH a župan Majerský: Stále si myslím, že Maroš Žilinka je slušný človek (+ video)". Denník N (in Slovak).
- ^ a b "Šéf KDH Majerský označil LGBTI za pliagu a prirovnal ju ku korupcii. Jeho výrok vyvolal pobúrenie". hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.