Andrej Danko
Andrej Danko | |
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| 9th Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Pellegrini |
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| Born | 12 August 1974 Revúca, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Political party | Slovak National Party |
| Alma mater | Comenius University |
Andrej Danko (born 12 August 1974) is a Slovak lawyer and politician. He has been Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic since 2016 and Chairman of the Slovak National Party since 2012.
Biography
Born in Revúca, Andrej Danko studied at the Faculty of Law at Comenius University in Bratislava.[1] After compulsory military service, he founded several commercial companies and worked as an independent lawyer.[1]
During 2006-2010, he was an assistant in the National Council of Slovakia and a member of several parliamentary commissions. He became the first vice-president of the Slovak National Party in 2010.
In 2012, he became the chairman of the party after getting support from many of the party's members, succeeding Ján Slota.[1]
On 23 March 2016 Danko was elected Speaker of the National Council.[2]
Danko is a fluent speaker of Russian and German.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Andrej Danko". Aktuality.sk. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Andrej Danko elected as new Slovak Parliament chairman". Xinhua. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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