Michal Wiezik

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Michal Wiezik
MEP
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Michal Wiezik in 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for Slovakia
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2019
Personal details
Born (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 46)
Martin, Czechoslovakia
NationalitySlovak
Political party Progressive Slovakia (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations		 Democrats (until 2021)
Website www.michalwiezik.sk

Michal Wiezik (born 14 June 1979) [1] is a Slovak environmentalist and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019. [2]

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Early life and education

Born 14 June 1979 in Martin, [3] Wiezik attended Viliam Paulíny Tóth grammar school and studied environmental protection at the Technical University in Zvolen. Following his studies, he obtained PhD. at the same university and became a professor there. [4] In August 2023, he criticised the university for admitting a far right politician Miroslav Suja  [ sk ] to its PhD program, despite Suja having no previous track record in environmental studies. [5]

Political career

Apart from his committee assignments, Wiezik is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. [6] He is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas. [7]

On 6 December 2021, Wiezik left Democrats to join Progressive Slovakia. [8] He later left the European People's Party to join the Renew Europe group. [9]

In the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, Wiezik won the mandate but did not enter the National Council of Slovakia, thus remained in the European Parliament. [10]

Personal life

Wiezik lives in Zvolen. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Michal Wiezik". European Parliament. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Noví europoslanci: PS a Spolu majú štyroch, Smer má troch, kotlebovci dvoch". Trend (in Slovak). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Home | Michal WIEZIK | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 14 June 1979. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Michal Wiezik's CV" (PDF). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Wiezik, Michal (28 August 2023). "Keď zelená univerzita potichu hnedne". Denník N (in Slovak). N Press. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development" (PDF). European Parliament . Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "2019-2024 members". Searica.eu. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Kovačič Hanzelová, Zuzana; Tomková, Šimona (6 December 2021). "Europoslanec Wiezik: Našej vláde gratulujem jedine k tomu, že sa ešte nerozpadla" . Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press.
  9. ↑ Khan, Nisa (9 December 2021). "Movers and Shakers". Parliament Magazine . Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Michal Wiezik z PS napriek zvoleniu za poslanca". Denník N (in Slovak). N Press. 16 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Mojžišová, Ľubica (1 October 2023). "Wiezik z PS: Obávam sa, že Slovensko čakajú ťažké štyri roky" . Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press.
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