Juraj Draxler (born 13 December 1975 in Bratislava) is a Slovak Political Scientist and Politician. Between 2014 and 2016 he served as the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sports of Slovakia as a nominee, but not a member, of the Direction – Slovak Social Democracy party.[1]
Juraj Draxler | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport | |
| In office 25 November 2014 – 23 March 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico |
| Preceded by | Peter Pellegrini |
| Succeeded by | Peter Plavčan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1975 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | |
Early life
editDraxler studied integrated social sciences at the Jacobs University Bremen and Political Science at University of York. He worked as a Reuters correspondent, Centre for European Policy Studies researcher and professor at the Anglo-American University and the University of New York in Prague.[2]
Political career
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In 2014 he became advisor of the Minister of Education.[2] Between September and November 2014, he served as the State Secretary for Education under the Education Minister Peter Pellegrini.[3] After Pellegrini became the Speaker of the National Council (Slovakia), Draxler replaced him as a minister.[4] He did not return to government after the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election.[5]
Personal life
editFollowing his terms as a minister, Draxler worked as a Head of the Institute of Strategic Analysis at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. In 2017, he announced birth of a daughter with his long-term partner from Bulgaria.[6] In 2016, published a novel called Petra.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Minister školstva Juraj Draxler zatiaľ do strany Smer-SD nevstupuje". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). 13 October 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Osobný profil Juraj Draxler". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Juraj Draxler sa ujal funkcie štátneho tajomníka". minedu.vs5.aglo.eu (in Slovak). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Prezident prijal demisiu Pellegriniho a vymenoval nového ministra školstva Draxlera". 25 November 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Exminister Draxler po odchode z parlamentu: Pracovné ponuky sa mu len tak hrnú". www1.pluska.sk (in Slovak). 21 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "FOTO Exminister Draxler je poriadny tajnostkár: Neuveríte, čoho sa dočkal v lete!". www1.pluska.sk (in Slovak). 21 July 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Exminister školstva Juraj Draxler vydal politický triler. Prečítajte si úryvok z jeho novej knihy". Denník N (in Slovak). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2022.