Milan Majerský

Milan Majerský (born 12 May 1971) is a Slovak politician. He has served as chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement since 2020. He previously served as mayor of Levoča from 2014 to 2017.

Milan Majerský
Milan Majerský in 2020
Chairman of Christian Democratic Movement
Assumed office
22 August 2020
Preceded byAlojz Hlina
Governer of the Prešov Region
Assumed office
1 December 2017
Preceded byPeter Chudík
Mayor of Levoča
In office
15 November 2014 – 1 December 2017
Preceded byMiroslav Vilkovský
Succeeded byLídia Budziňáková
Personal details
Born (1971-05-12) 12 May 1971
Levoča, Czechoslovakia
Political partyChristian Democratic Movement
Spouse(s)
Marcela Majerská
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(until 2020)​

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(m. 2020)​
Alma materUniversity of Prešov
Catholic University in Ružomberok

Early life

Majer was born on 12 May 1971 in Levoča.[1] He worked with youth camps and meetings as a student. He graduated from the Catholic Faculty of the University of Prešov in 1997.[2] Majerský later worked as a teacher at St. František Assiský in Levoča from 1997 to 2014, having taught Physical Education and religious education.[1]

Political career

Chairman of Christian Democratic Movement and elections
Majerský and other KDH representatives at the Family Show in Nitra in September 2023.
Majerský and other KDH representatives at the Family Show in Nitra in September 2023.

On 6 May 2020, Majerský announced his candidacy for chairman of Christian Democratic Movement.[3]

Majerský was re-elected chairman at the movement's congress on 18 June 2022. He had no challenger and won the overwhelming majority of votes cast by 298 delegates. In September 2023, Majerský became the electoral leader of the KDH in the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election.

Personal life

Apart from his native Slovak, Majerský can speak English and Italian.[2]

Majerský has two children from his previous marriage with Marcela. After their divorce, he became engaged to fellow MEP Miriam Lexmann.[4]

Controversy

On 3 September 2023, Majerský was accused of referring to LGBT as a "plague".[5] After politicians from other parties challenged him, Majerský apologised and clarified that the designation was not aimed at a group of people, but an ideology.

References
  1. "Milan Majerský: nový šéf Prešovskej župy je z Levoče". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. "Milan Majerský – Životopis predsedu PSK". po-kraj.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 31 August 2020.
  3. "Snem KDH pre pandémiu presunuli, predsedom chce byť Milan Majerský". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 16 May 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. Frank, Michal (8 July 2020). "Župan Majerský sa zasnúbil s europoslankyňou Lexmann". SME.
  5. "Šéf KDH Majerský označil LGBTI za pliagu a prirovnal ju ku korupcii. Jeho výrok vyvolal pobúrenie". WS (in Slovak). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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