Richard Takáč (born 10 May 1982) is a Slovak politician who has served as Minister of Agriculture of Slovakia since 2023.[1] He is also a former deputy of the Trenčín self-governing region and a deputy of the city of Prievidza.[2]
Richard Takáč | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico |
| Preceded by | Jozef Bíreš |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 20 March 2020 – 25 October 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1982 Prievidza, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Direction – Social Democracy |
| Spouse | Petra Krištúfková |
| Education | Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra |
Early life and education
editTakáč was born on 10 May 1982 in Prievidza.[3] His father was a miner whilst his mother worked as a saleswoman.[4] He graduated from the Secondary Vocational School of Agriculture in 1996 and 2000, later Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra.[5] During the first government of Smer with ĽS-HZDS and SNS from 2006 until 2010, he served as head of the Prievidza branch of Slovak Land Fund and worked there until 2011.[6]
Political career
editCommunal and regional politics (2010-2020)
editIn the 2010 Slovak parliamentary election, Takáč was elected as a city deputy in the fourth electoral district in Prievidza as a nominee of the parties SMER-SD and SNS.[7]
In the 2013 Slovak regional elections, Takáč ran for the SMER-SD party as a deputy of the Trenčín Self-Governing Region (TSK), and was elected with 3,054 votes.[8] He was one of the vice-chairmen of the TSK between 2014 and 2018.[9] Later, Takáč was re-elected as a Priévidz city councilor, winning 774 votes as a SMER-SD candidate.[10]
In the 2017 Slovak regional elections, Takáč was re-elected as a member of the Trenčín VÚC in the elections to the bodies of self-governing regions, receiving 5,625 votes as a candidate of the SMER-SD party.[11]
In the 2018 Slovak local elections, Takáč ran as a candidate of the SMER-SD, SNS, and Green Party coalition for the post of mayor of Prievidza.[12] Takáč finished second place with 3,674 votes (23.7%), only to be re-elected after losing against defending mayor Katarína Macháčková.[13]
National politics (2020-present)
editIn the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Takáč finished 34th place of SMER-SD candidate with 2,217 preferential votes.[14] He served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for reviewing the decisions of the NBU.[15] At the SMER-SD party congress on 18 July 2020, Takáč was elected vice-chairman of the party.[16]
In the 2022 Slovak regional elections, Takač finished fourth place with 9,189 votes.[17] He later ran for the post of deputy of Prievidza, defending his mandate as a SMERu-SD candidate with a gain of 908 votes.[18] Takač gave up his mandates in the councils of the city of Prievidza and the Trenčín self-governing region after being appointed as a minister in October 2023.[19] [20]
In the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, Takáč finished fourth place with 68,842 preferential votes and was elected as a member of the National Council of Slovakia, but did not take over the mandate.[21]
References
edit- ^ Mikušovič, Dušan (18 July 2020). "Fico zostáva predsedom, Smer chce mať rustikálny. Sekundovať mu bude mladý Kaliňák, Blaha či rapujúci poslanec Takáč". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Trenčiansky kraj - Výsledky volieb do VÚC 2022". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Ing. Richard Takáč". National Council of Slovakia (in Slovak). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Richard Takáč: Som za každú dobrú vec". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Minister pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka SR". Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Slovakia (in Slovak). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Kto je minister pôdohospodárstva Richard Takáč?". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Komunálne voľby 2010". prievidza.sk (in Slovak). 17 October 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Definitívne výsledky volieb do orgánov samosprávnych krajov" (in Slovak). Slovak Statistical Office. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Podpredsedami samosprávy TSK sú Jozef Trstenský a Richard Takáč". Teraz (in Slovak). 20 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Prievidza - Výsledky komunálnych volieb 2014". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Definitívne výsledky hlasovania 2017" (in Slovak). Slovak Statistical Office. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Komunálne voľby Prievidza 2018: Kandidáti na primátora a poslancov mestského zastupiteľstva". SITA (in Slovak). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Prievidza - Výsledky komunálnych volieb 2018". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Definitívne výsledky hlasovania" (in Slovak). Slovak Statistical Office. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Profily členov poslaneckého klubu Smer-SD". Teraz (in Slovak). 24 March 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Smer-SD má nové vedenie, Kaliňák aj Fico zostávajú na čele strany". Trend (in Slovak). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Voľby do orgánov samosprávnych krajov 2022" (in Slovak). Slovak Statistical Office. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Prievidza - Výsledky komunálnych volieb 2022". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Roško, Igor (30 October 2023). "Richarda Takáča v prievidzskom mestskom zastupiteľstve nahradila Janka Muchová". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Ministra Richarda Takáča vystriedala v krajskom zastupiteľstve Dominika Vážna". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Voľby do Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky 2023" (in Slovak). Slovak Statistical Office. Retrieved 6 February 2024.