Gabriela Matečná (born 28 November 1964)[1] is a Slovak agriculturalist and politician. Between 2016 and 2020, she served as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Since 2018, she is a member of the Slovak National Party.[2]
Gabriela Matečná | |
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_2016-09-13_(29028508003).jpg) Matečná in 2016 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| In office 23 March 2016 – 21 March 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico Peter Pellegrini |
| Preceded by | Ľubomír Jahnátek |
| Succeeded by | Ján Mičovský |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| In office 22 March 2018 – 21 March 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Peter Pellegrini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1964 Poprad, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Slovak National Party |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Slovak University of Agriculture |
Early life
editMatečná graduated from the Slovak University of Agriculture. Since 2008, she worked at the Slovak Land Fund - the government agency responsible for managing government owned agricultural land. In 2012, she became the CEO of the Fund as a nominee of the Direction – Slovak Social Democracy party.[3] As a CEO, she faced accusations of helping people connected to the Prime Minister Robert Fico to buy lucrative state-owned land.[4]
Political career
editMatečná became the Minister of Agriculture in 2016 as a nominee, but not a member of, the Slovak National Party. She became a member of the party in 2018. After the Slovak National Party failed to pass the representation threshold in the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, she retired from politics.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Nová ministerka Gabriela Matečná: Harmóniu vnáša do súkromia aj práce". Slovenka (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Aktuality.sk. "Ministerka pôdohospodárstva Matečná vstúpila do SNS". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ N, Denník (2016-03-17). "Toto sú ministri vlády Fico III". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ a.s, Petit Press. "Nová ministerka pôdohospodárstva poslúžila aj Ficovmu susedovi". index.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "Exministerka Matečná prekvapila: FOTO Po pôsobení v politike sa zdá, že má úplne iné povolanie!". Topky.sk (in Slovak). 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-09-26.