Ondrej Dostál (born 5 April 1971 in Bratislava)[1] is a Slovak politician and former journalist, currently serving as member of the National Council in the caucus of Freedom and Solidarity and the chairman of the Civic Conservative Party.
Ondrej Dostál | |
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| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2016 | |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1971 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Political party | Civic Conservative Party Democratic Party |
| Education | Comenius University |
Early life edit
Dostál studied Philosophy and Sociology at the Comenius University, graduating in 1997.[1] As a student he worked as a journalist for the Sme newspaper. In late 2000s, Dostál later studied law at a Comenius University campus in Galanta, which was accused of allowing paying students to avoid university admission process and not having proper accreditation.[2] He eventually graduated in 2013.[3]
Political career edit
Until 2001,Dostál was a member of the Democratic Party. In 2001, he co-founded the Civic Conservative Party. Since 2012, he has been the chairman of the party. Dostál has been active in regional and Bratislava city politics in 2002–2022.[4]
In 2010, Dostál was elected to the National Council of the list of Most–Híd party. In 2016 and again in 2020, he was elected on the list of Freedom and Solidarity party.[5] Between March and October 2022, he served as a State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Aktuality.sk. "Osobný profil Ondrej Dostál". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Glovičko, Ján. "Študent práva Dostál: Pre Kaskády neodídem". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK". absolventi.uniba.sk. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Tváre OKS". OKS (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Ondrej Dostál – Poslanec NR SR – www.sme.sk". www.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Dostál sa po odchode z rezortu spravodlivosti vráti do parlamentu: Náhradu namiesto mňa minister nemá, reaguje". plus.noviny.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 November 2022.