Peter Pollák (born 20 April 1973) is a Slovak politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament.
Peter Pollák | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Slovakia | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 15 July 2024 | |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 4 April 2012 – 23 March 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1973 Levoča, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | OĽaNO |
| Alma mater | Catholic University in Ružomberok |
| Website | peterpollak |
Early life and education
editBorn 20 April 1973 in Levoča, Pollák is of Romani origin.[1] His father worked as an excavator in the Czech Republic whilst his mother was a cleaner in a kindergarten. Pollák has four siblings, three of whom are educated although his brothers did not obtain a diploma.[2]
Political career
editDuring the 2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Pollák ran in the eighth place of the OĽaNO candidates and finished 14th by winning 6072 preferential votes.[3] He became the first member of Romani origin.[4] Pollák also works as a member of the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Peter Pollák, splnomocnenec vlády SR pre rómske komunity". Government of Slovakia (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ Čobejová, Eva; Majchrák, Jozef (23 June 2012). "Nič nemá byť zadarmo". Týždeň (in Slovak). Bratislava: W Press.
- ^ "Voľby do NRSR 2012: Výsledky prednostného hlasovania". app.statistics.sk (in Slovak). 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012.
- ^ Murray, Rebecca (2 May 2012). "Peter Pollák: We Don't Need More Money for the Roma Issue". V4 Revue. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "Mgr. Peter Pollák, PhD". National Council of Slovakia (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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