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Lucia Yar (née Lucia Mrázová; born 15 May 1987) is a Slovak journalist and politician of Progressive Slovakia. She was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1]
Lucia Yar | |
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![]() Yar in 2024 | |
Member of the European Parliament for Slovakia | |
Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lucia Mrázová 15 May 1987 Snina, Czechoslovakia |
Political party | Progressive Slovakia |
Other political affiliations | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
Alma mater | Comenius University |
Website | luciayar |
Early life
editYar was born on 15 May 1987 in Snina.[2] She is of Rusyn and Goral ancestry.[3] Prior to entering politics, Yar was a lecturer at Comenius University and the European Security and Defence College. She also worked for the European Commission and was an advisor at the Ministry of Defence.[4]
Political career
editDuring the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election campaign, Yar led a campaign Circle a woman, advocating for increasing the female representation in the National Council of Slovakia through preferential votes for female candidates.[5]
From 2017 until announcing her candidacy in the 2024 European Parliament elections, she worked as a journalist in the Slovak version of Euractiv.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Výsledky eurovolieb 2024: Kompletný zoznam zvolených europoslancov". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Lucia Yar". European Parliament. 15 May 1987. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "O Lucii | Lucia Yar" (in Slovak). 6 March 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Rozhovor | Europoslankyňa Yar: Bratislavu východ nezaujíma". Rusyn.sk (in Slovak). 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Krúžkujte vo voľbách ženy, nabádajú. Očakávame kritiku, no aj veda je na našej strane, hovorí Lucia Yar (podcast)". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Zmena vo vedení redakcie Euractiv Slovensko". Euractiv (in Slovak). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.