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Veronika Remišová (born 31 May 1976) is a Slovak politician who serves as the current Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic and the Minister of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic.[1] In 2016, she stood for the National Council as a member of Ordinary People. In 2019, Remišová left the party and joined Andrej Kiska's For the People.[2]
Veronika Remišová | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia | |
In office 1 July 2020 – 15 May 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Igor Matovič Eduard Heger |
Minister of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization | |
In office 1 July 2020 – 15 May 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Igor Matovič Eduard Heger |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Peter Balík |
Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia for Investment and Informatization | |
In office 21 March 2020 – 1 July 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Igor Matovič |
Preceded by | Richard Raši |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Member of the National Council | |
Assumed office 15 May 2023 | |
In office 23 March 2016 – 21 March 2020 | |
Chair of For the People | |
Assumed office 8 August 2020 | |
Preceded by | Andrej Kiska |
Personal details | |
Born | Veronika Belošovičová 31 May 1976 Žilina, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
Political party | Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (2016–2019) For the People (2019–present) |
Alma mater | Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (Mgr. art.) Sorbonne University (M.A.) |
Early life and education
editRemišová graduated from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, receiving DEA diploma.[3] She also received a Certificate in Coaching from the University of Cambridge.[4] Remišová worked at the translation department of the European Commission in Luxembourg, managing the European program for youth and education policies.[5]
Political career
editIn the 2014 Slovak municipal elections, Remišová received 507 votes as a member of OĽaNO.[6] She later became a candidate 2014 European Parliament election, but was not elected to the European Parliament.[7]
In the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election, Remišová was appointed as the leader of the OĽANO candidate.[8] She finished third place after receiving 71,618 preferential votes behind Igor Matovič and Daniel Lipšic.[9]
In the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Remišová ran in second place as a For the People candidate, receiving 81,395 votes and maintaining second place in the party.[10] She was perceived as Kiska's successor.[11] After the elections, Remišová stated: "I want the vision that Kiska set to live on, so we will be a modern European center party. There is no such central alternative on the political scene, we are the only such alternative."[12]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Deputy Prime Minister". vicepremier.gov.sk. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Hloušek, Vít (21 April 2020). The Rise of Entrepreneurial Parties in European Politics. Springer Nature. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-3-030-41916-5.
- ^ "Mgr. art. M.A. et M.A. Veronika Remišová, ArtD". OĽaNO (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Veronika Remišová". Itapa (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Kto som a čo robím". Veronika Remišová Official Website (in Slovak). 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Miestne zastupiteľstvo, Miestna rada a komisie samosprávy". staremesto.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Výsledky prednostného hlasovania". volby.sk (in Slovak). 6 January 2018.
- ^ Kern, Miro (8 December 2015). "Jednotka Matovičovej kandidátky: Ficov účet v Belize by som na blog nedala". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Zmenené poradie kandidátov po zohľadnení prednostného hlasovania" (in Slovak). Slovak Statistical Office. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Zmenené poradie kandidátov po zohľadnení prednostného hlasovania" (in Slovak). Slovak Statistical Office. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016.
- ^ Mikušovič, Dušan (5 August 2020). "Remišová si ide v súboji o predsedu Za ľudí po víťazstvo, no Kollára podporili známe tváre strany aj so Žitňanskou". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Onuferová, Marina (8 August 2020). "Remišová je novou predsedníčkou Za ľudí, Kiska v politike končí". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press. Retrieved 9 August 2020.