Miriam Lexmann

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Milan Majerský
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(m. 2020)​
Miriam Lexmann
Quaestor of the European Parliament
Assumed office
17 July 2024
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Alma mater Comenius University
Website https://lexmann.eu/

Miriam Lexmann (born 2 December 1972) is a Slovak politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament since February 2020 and member of the Christian Democratic Movement.

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Early life and education

Lexmann was born to Eugen and Marta Lexmann in Bratislava, Slovakia. She has three sisters. [1] Lexmann is of German descent: Her great-uncle, Mikuláš Jozef Lexmann, came to central Slovakia in 1853. [2]

Upon graduation from university, Lexmann worked for the political non-profit International Republican Institute (IRI). [3] She is dedicated to the impact of misinformation on public opinion. [4]

Political career

During the 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia, Lexmann received 27,833 preferential votes and remained in second place, thus being elected as a member of the European Parliament. [5] Despite this, she would assume the mandate only after Brexit. [6] Regarding the situation, Lexmann said: "I can't say I'm looking forward to Brexit. I see a higher interest in Brexit not happening." [7] She initially wanted to work at her previous workplace, [8] but started working in the faction of the European People's Party after Brexit. [9] She became a full member of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and was included as a substitute in the European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE). [10] Lexmann took the oath on 16 February 2020. [11]

In November 2023, Lexmann declared that she is considering candidacy in the 2024 Slovak presidential election. [12]

Following the 2024 European elections, Lexmann became a quaestor of the European Parliament, making her part of the Parliament's leadership under President Roberta Metsola. [13]

Personal life

Lexmann got engaged to Christian Democratic Movement Milan Majerský in August 2020. [14] Their wedding took place after the ecclesiastical court found that his first marriage was declared null and void. [15] They got married in the church of Our Lady of the Snow in Bratislava. [16]

In March 2021, Lexmann was placed on China's sanctions list along with ten European politicians and academics, thus banned from doing business in China. She stated: "What I'm worried about is that the sanctions could directly hurt people from China that I'm in contact with". [17]

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