Andrea Letanovská | |
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Member of the National Council | |
In office 2 July 2020 – 7 April 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 26 April 1969
Political party |
For the People (Slovakia) (2020-2021) Democrats(2021) |
Alma mater |
Comenius University Slovak Medical University |
Andrea Letanovská (Née Argalášová, born 26 April 1969) [1] is a Slovak physician and politician. From 2020 to 2021 she has been a Member of the National Council.
Letanovská was born on 26 April 1969 in Bratislava. She studied medicine at the Comenius University, graduating in 1993. [2] In 2015 she obtained a PhD in surgery at the Slovak Medical University. [3] Letanovská has worked in emergency medicine since graduation. Since 2017 she has worked as a consultant at the National Oncology Institute in Bratislava. [4]
Letanovská ran in the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election on the list of For the People party. She failed to win a mandate, but nonetheless became a deputy as a replacement for Vladimír Ledecký, during the time he served as a State Secretary from 2020 to 2021 as the Slovak constitution does not allow for combination of government membership and parliament mandate. [4] Following the loss of her seat, she left the party as well due to her disagreements with the leadership of Veronika Remišová. [5]
In May 2021, she joined the Democrats party. [6] June 2023 it was announced that Letanovská will be the election leader of the Democrats for the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election. [7]
Andrea Letanovská | |
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Member of the National Council | |
In office 2 July 2020 – 7 April 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 26 April 1969
Political party |
For the People (Slovakia) (2020-2021) Democrats(2021) |
Alma mater |
Comenius University Slovak Medical University |
Andrea Letanovská (Née Argalášová, born 26 April 1969) [1] is a Slovak physician and politician. From 2020 to 2021 she has been a Member of the National Council.
Letanovská was born on 26 April 1969 in Bratislava. She studied medicine at the Comenius University, graduating in 1993. [2] In 2015 she obtained a PhD in surgery at the Slovak Medical University. [3] Letanovská has worked in emergency medicine since graduation. Since 2017 she has worked as a consultant at the National Oncology Institute in Bratislava. [4]
Letanovská ran in the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election on the list of For the People party. She failed to win a mandate, but nonetheless became a deputy as a replacement for Vladimír Ledecký, during the time he served as a State Secretary from 2020 to 2021 as the Slovak constitution does not allow for combination of government membership and parliament mandate. [4] Following the loss of her seat, she left the party as well due to her disagreements with the leadership of Veronika Remišová. [5]
In May 2021, she joined the Democrats party. [6] June 2023 it was announced that Letanovská will be the election leader of the Democrats for the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election. [7]