Mária Kolíková is a Slovak politician who currently serves as a MP of the National Council. From 2020 to 2022 she was justice minister of Slovakia; she was nominated by Za ľudí. She is working on reforming the judiciary system and reducing corruption by investigating corrupt justices and improving public trust in the judiciary. Kolíková previously worked in the Justice Ministry when Lucia Žitňanská was minister. In 2021, after several disagreements with the leader Veronika Remišová Kolíková left For the people. Now she figures as a nominee of Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and entered the party as a member in June 2022.[1][2][3] In September 2022, she resigned along with other SAS ministers due to disagreements with political decisions of Igor Matovič and returned to the Parliament where she joined the Freedom and Solidarity caucus.[4][5]
Mária Kolíková | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 13 September 2022 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1 April 2021 – 13 September 2022 | |
| President | Zuzana Čaputová |
| Prime Minister | Eduard Heger |
| Preceded by | Veronika Remišová (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Viliam Karas |
| In office 21 March 2020 – 23 March 2021 | |
| President | Zuzana Čaputová |
| Prime Minister | Igor Matovič |
| Preceded by | Gábor Gál |
| Succeeded by | Veronika Remišová (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1974 Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Slovak |
| Political party | SaS (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | For the People (2019–2021) |
| Alma mater | Comenius University |
| Profession | lawyer |
References
edit- ^ "Kolíková vstúpila do SaS, strana má momentálne 255 členov". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Minister Kolíková: I had no idea how deep Jankovská's influence reached". The Slovak Spectator. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "How the Matovič government plans to deal with low trust in judiciary". The Slovak Spectator. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Vládna agónia KONČÍ, všetci MINISTRI SaS podali DEMISIU! Matovičovi poslali ŠTIPĽAVÝ odkaz". Pluska.sk (in Slovak). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "V Národnej rade zanikol mandát dvom poslancom". Denník N (in Slovak). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.