Jana Laššáková (née Murcková; born 22 May 1952) is a Slovak politician and lawyer. In 2002–2017, she was a Member of the National Council.[citation needed] From 2017 to 2023 she has served as a Justice of the Constitutional Court of Slovakia.[1]
Jana Laššáková | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Constitutional Court of Slovakia | |
| In office 14 December 2017 – 30 September 2023 | |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 15 October 2002 – 13 December 2017 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the National Council | |
| In office 4 April 2012 – 23 March 2016 | |
| Speaker | Pavol Paška Herself Peter Pellegrini |
| Speaker of the National Council | |
| In office 24 November 2014 – 25 November 2014 | |
| President | Andrej Kiska |
| Preceded by | Pavol Paška |
| Succeeded by | Peter Pellegrini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jana Murcková 22 May 1952 Plavnica, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Direction – Social Democracy |
| Spouse | Vladimír Laššák |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Comenius University |
Legal career
editLaššáková was born in the village of in Plavnica. She studied law at the Comenius University, graduating in 1976.[2] After graduation she worked as an in-house counsel for various companies as well as an attorney.[3]
Political career
editLaššáková served as the Chairwoman of the Direction – Social Democracy in the Banská Bystrica region since its founding.[4] In 2002 she became a MP. In 2012, she became the Leader of the Direction – Social Democracy caucus. In this position she gained notoriety for using thumb up/thumb down gestures to inform her fellow caucus members how they should vote.[5]
In 2017 she was chosen a Justice of the Constitutional Court of Slovakia by the parliament. The confirmation of her appointment by president Andrej Kiska got delayed as the president was unconvinced by the expertise of the parliament's choices and requested clarification from the Constitutional Court of Slovakia as to whether he is allowed not to confirm the candidates. Upon courts' ruling confirming the president has to confirm parliament's nominees, Laššáková was confirmed. Upon joining the Constitutional Court, she gave up all her political and party functions.[6] On 5 September 2023, she retired from the Court.
References
edit- ^ "Jana Laššáková sa vzdala funkcie sudkyne ústavného súdu". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Absolventi PraF UK 1971 – 1980 (Rok 1976)". Právnická fakulta UK v Bratislave. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "Jana Laššáková". Osobnosti.sk.
- ^ Prušová, Veronika (6 September 2023). "Z Ústavného súdu odchádza Jana Laššáková. Bývalá tvár Smeru končí po šiestich rokoch". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Palec dolů - zabij gladiátora? Ne. Hlasuj proti, poslanče" (in Czech). Týden. 2013-05-30.
- ^ "Prezident vymenoval troch sudcov ústavného súdu". TASR. 2017-12-14.
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