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Peter Pollák
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 52)
PartyOĽaNO
Alma materCatholic University in Ružomberok
Websitepeterpollak.sk

Peter Pollák (born 20 April 1973) is a Slovak politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament.[1]

Early life and education

Born 20 April 1973 in Levoča, Pollák is of Romani origin.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] He became the first member of Romani origin.[5] Pollák also works as a member of the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.[6]

References

  1. ^ "POLLÁK PETER, MGR., PHD. - Rómska Encyklopédia" (in Slovak).
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Čobejová, Eva; Majchrák, Jozef (23 June 2012). "Nič nemá byť zadarmo". Týždeň (in Slovak). Bratislava: W Press.
  4. ^ "Voľby do NRSR 2012: Výsledky prednostného hlasovania". app.statistics.sk (in Slovak). 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Mgr. Peter Pollák, PhD". National Council of Slovakia (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 August 2012.