Milan Krajniak

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Milan Krajniak
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Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family
In office
9 April 2021 –15 April 2023
Children1
Alma mater University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius

Milan Krajniak (born 30 January 1973) [1] is a Slovak politician. He served as Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family from 21 March 2020 to 15 April 2023. [2]

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Krajniak will lead Christian Union's list for the 2024 European parliament election. [3]

Early life

Krajniak studied political science at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava. He was the chairman of the Civic Democratic Youth between 1995 and 1997. [4]

Political career

Advisor to the Ministry of Interior

Between 2010 and 2012, Krajniak was an advisor to the Minister of the Interior, Daniel Lipšic, but resigned from his position afterwards. [5]

We Are Family

Since 2016, Krajniak has been a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic and vice-chairman of the We Are Family. He was also a member of the Defense and Security Committee and the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. [6]

2019 Slovak presidential election

During a press conference on 31 May 2018, together with chairman of We Are Family Boris Kollár, Krajniak announced his president candidacy for the 2019 Slovak presidential election. [7] He collected 15,000 signatures needed for candidacy on 11 August 2018, and got his last signature in Spišská Nová Ves. [8]

Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, and Family

As Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Krajniak took up his position a few weeks after the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election during the COVID-19 pandemic. He implemented a parental bonus to the pension system and implemented a parental bonus, which children would contribute to their parents' from taxes [9]

At the press conference on 15 March 2021, Krajniak announced his resignation, citing the reason to resolve the coalition crisis quickly. [10] He addressed this gesture to the coalition partners. [11] Zuzana Čaputová accepted Krajniak's resignation two days later and temporarily entrusted the function to Transport Minister Andrej Doležal. [12] Krajniak returned to parliament as a deputy on 18 March 2021. [13]

Personal life

Krajniak married his wife Andrea on 21 November 1998. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Matovic Presents Names of New Ministers, Caputova Consents All Nominations". News Now. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Kekelák, Lukáš. "Milan Krajniak / Korčok je väčšia hrozba ako Pellegrini, lebo chce tento štát zrušiť". www.postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  4. ↑ Bučkuliak, Ján; Jurčišin, Miroslav; Sedrovičová, Blažena. "Občiansko-demokratická mládež : 1991 – 2011" (PDF). odm.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Občiansko-demokratická mládež. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Lipšicov poradca Krajniak požiadal o uvoľnenie pre Gorilu". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 13 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Last, First. "Bc. Milan Krajniak". National Council of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Debnár, Ján (31 May 2018). "Milan Krajniak bude kandidovať za prezidenta". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Milan Krajniak získal podpisy pre svoju prezidentskú kandidatúru". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. ↑ Homola, Miroslav (16 March 2023). "Chcel reformovať, nakoniec odstúpil. Aký bol Krajniakov rok na ministerstve práce?". Pravda (in Slovak).
  10. ↑ "Milan Krajniak nečakane podáva demisiu, končí ako minister. Vráti sa do parlamentu". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). 15 March 2021.
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  13. ↑ "Poslanci pokračujú v rokovaní, do pléna sa vracia exminister Krajniak". teraz.sk (in Slovak). 18 March 2021.
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