Juraj Blanár

Juraj Blanár (born 16 May 1966 in Žilina) is a Slovak politician. He has served as a member of the National Council since 2010. He also served as an MP in the 2002-2006 term. Since 2020 he has been the Deputy Speaker of the National Council.[1] Between 2005 and 2017 he served as the Governor of the Žilina Region.[2] He is a member of the Direction – Slovak Social Democracy party. Blanár graduated from the University of Žilina and has three children.[3]

Juraj Blanár
Member of the National Council
Assumed office
8 July 2010
In office
15 October 2002  7 February 2006
Personal details
Born (1966-05-16) 16 May 1966
Žilina, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political partyDirection – Slovak Social Democracy
Children3
EducationUniversity of Žilina

On the question of closure of shops on Sundays, Blanár, in March 2023, spoke in favour of the ban with conditions.[4]

References

  1. "Poslanci zvolili Blanára za podpredsedu parlamentu". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 21 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. TA3, TA3 COM | TELEVÍZIA. "Blanár v Žiline skončil, kraj povedie historicky prvá županka". TA3 (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. "Blanár's profile on the Žilina region website".
  4. Baran, Michal (26 March 2023). "Blanár zahlasuje za zákaz nedeľného predaja". Správy RTVS (in Slovak). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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