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Erik Kaliňák | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
Constituency | Slovakia |
Member of the National Council | |
In office 25 October 2023 – 15 July 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 9 September 1991
Political party | Direction – Social Democracy (since 2018) |
Alma mater | Comenius University |
Erik Kaliňák (born 9 September 1991) is a Slovak politician of Direction – Social Democracy (Smer–SD). He was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024. [1] Kaliňák has been deputy leader of Smer–SD since 2020, [2] as well as member of the National Council since 2023. [3]
He is the nephew of deputy prime minister Robert Kaliňák. [2] [4] [5] Kaliňák studied philosophy at the Comenius University graduating in 2015. [6]
Kaliňák has called himself "a de-facto Rusyn with Bulgarian roots". [4] He began working for Smer–SD in 2018, [3] as the Facebook account manager of Robert Fico and Ľuboš Blaha. [4] In the 2020 parliamentary election, he became a substitute member. [4]
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Erik Kaliňák | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
Constituency | Slovakia |
Member of the National Council | |
In office 25 October 2023 – 15 July 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 9 September 1991
Political party | Direction – Social Democracy (since 2018) |
Alma mater | Comenius University |
Erik Kaliňák (born 9 September 1991) is a Slovak politician of Direction – Social Democracy (Smer–SD). He was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024. [1] Kaliňák has been deputy leader of Smer–SD since 2020, [2] as well as member of the National Council since 2023. [3]
He is the nephew of deputy prime minister Robert Kaliňák. [2] [4] [5] Kaliňák studied philosophy at the Comenius University graduating in 2015. [6]
Kaliňák has called himself "a de-facto Rusyn with Bulgarian roots". [4] He began working for Smer–SD in 2018, [3] as the Facebook account manager of Robert Fico and Ľuboš Blaha. [4] In the 2020 parliamentary election, he became a substitute member. [4]