Milan Majerský

Milan Majerský
Milan Majerský in 2020
Member of the National Council
Assumed office
25 October 2023
Governor of Prešov Region
Assumed office
1 December 2017
Preceded byPeter Chudík
Mayor of Levoča
In office
15 November 2014 – 1 December 2017
Preceded byMiroslav Vilkovský
Succeeded byLídia Budziňáková
Chairman of Christian Democratic Movement
Assumed office
22 August 2020
Preceded byAlojz Hlina
Personal details
Born (1971-05-12) 12 May 1971 (age 53)
Levoča, Czechoslovakia
Political partyKDH (1990–present)[1]
Spouse(s)Marcela Majerská (div. 2020)
(m. 2020)
Children2
Alma materUniversity 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

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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

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Mayor of Levoca

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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

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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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Majerský and other KDH representatives at the Family Show in Nitra in September 2023.
Majerský and other KDH representatives at the Family Show in Nitra in September 2023.

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Milan Majerský: nový šéf Prešovskej župy je z Levoče". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Milan Majerský – Životopis predsedu PSK". po-kraj.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 31 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Majerský také výrazné víťazstvo v Levoči nečakal, chce urovnať vzťahy". teraz.sk (in Slovak). 18 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Komunálne voľby 2014 na Slovensku". levoca.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 5 August 2014.
  6. ^ Pásztor, Dávid (9 August 2017). "Opozičný vyzývateľ prešovského župana: Kotleba tu nemá šancu, kupovanie rómskych hlasov postrážim". Denník N (in Slovak).
  7. ^ "Majerský zvíťazil v deviatich obvodoch, Chudík v štyroch". SME (in Slovak). TASR. 5 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Predseda Prešovského kraja Majerský a poslanci zložili slávnostný sľub". teraz.sk (in Slovak). TASR. 21 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Snem KDH pre pandémiu presunuli, predsedom chce byť Milan Majerský". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 16 May 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. ^ Gdovinová, Denisa (22 August 2020). "Milan Majerský je novým predsedom KDH. Hlinu za podpredsedu nezvolili, Majerský ho vo vedení nechcel". Denník N (in Slovak).
  11. ^ "Predsedom KDH ostáva Milan Majerský". Pravda (in Slovak). TASR. 18 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Lídrom KDH do volieb bude Milan Majerský, hnutie ukázalo viaceré známe posily". Official website of Christian Democratic Movement (in Slovak). 17 June 2023.
  13. ^ Frank, Michal (8 July 2020). "Župan Majerský sa zasnúbil s europoslankyňou Lexmann". SME.
  14. ^ Ogurčáková, Jana (16 August 2020). "Prešovský župan Majerský sa oženil s europoslankyňou Lexmann". SME.
  15. ^ Todová, Monika (11 January 2020). "Predseda KDH a župan Majerský: Stále si myslím, že Maroš Žilinka je slušný človek (+ video)". Denník N (in Slovak).
  16. ^ 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.