Peter Pollák

Peter Pollák MEP
Member of the European Parliament for Slovakia
In office 2 July 2019 – 15 July 2024
Member of the National Council
In office 4 April 2012 – 23 March 2016
Personal details
Born	(1973-04-20) 20 April 1973 (age 51) Levoča, Czechoslovakia
Political party	OĽaNO
Alma mater	Catholic University in Ružomberok
Website	peterpollak.sk

Peter Pollák (born 20 April 1973) is a Slovak politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament.

Early life and education

Born 20 April 1973 in Levoča, Pollák is of Romani origin.^[1] His father worked as an excavator in the Czech Republic whilst his mother was a cleaner in a kindergarten. Pollák has four siblings, three of whom are educated although his brothers did not obtain a diploma.^[2]

Political career

During the 2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Pollák ran in the eighth place of the OĽaNO candidates and finished 14th by winning 6072 preferential votes.^[3] He became the first member of Romani origin.^[4] Pollák also works as a member of the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.^[5]

References

1. "Peter Pollák, splnomocnenec vlády SR pre rómske komunity". Government of Slovakia (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
2. Čobejová, Eva; Majchrák, Jozef (23 June 2012). "Nič nemá byť zadarmo". Týždeň (in Slovak). Bratislava: W Press.
3. "Voľby do NRSR 2012: Výsledky prednostného hlasovania". app.statistics.sk (in Slovak). 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012.
4. Murray, Rebecca (2 May 2012). "Peter Pollák: We Don't Need More Money for the Roma Issue". V4 Revue. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
5. "Mgr. Peter Pollák, PhD". National Council of Slovakia (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 August 2012.

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