Milan Krajniak

Milan Krajniak
Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family
In office
9 April 2021 – 15 April 2023
Prime MinisterEduard Heger
Preceded byAndrej Doležal (acting)
Succeeded bySoňa Gaborčáková
In office
21 March 2020 – 17 March 2021
Prime MinisterIgor Matovič
Preceded byJán Richter
Succeeded byAndrej Doležal (acting)
Member of the National Council
In office
15 May 2023 – 25 October 2023
In office
18 March 2021 – 8 April 2021
In office
23 March 2016 – 21 March 2020
Chairman of Christian Union
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2024
Preceded byAnna Záborská
Personal details
Born (1973-01-30) 30 January 1973 (age 51)
Bojnice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Political partyChristian Union (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations		We Are Family (2016–2024)
NOVA (2012–2016)
KDH (until 2012)
Spouse
Andrea Krajniaková
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(m. 1998)​
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Ss. Cyril and Methodius

Milan Krajniak (born 30 January 1973)[1] is a Slovak politician. He served as Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family from 21 March 2020 to 15 April 2023.[2]

Krajniak will lead Christian Union's list for the 2024 European parliament election.[3]

Early life

Krajniak studied political science at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava. He was the chairman of the Civic Democratic Youth between 1995 and 1997.[4]

Political career

Advisor to the Ministry of Interior

Between 2010 and 2012, Krajniak was an advisor to the Minister of the Interior, Daniel Lipšic, but resigned from his position afterwards.[5]

We Are Family

Since 2016, Krajniak has been a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic and vice-chairman of the We Are Family. He was also a member of the Defense and Security Committee and the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.[6]

2019 Slovak presidential election

During a press conference on 31 May 2018, together with chairman of We Are Family Boris Kollár, Krajniak announced his president candidacy for the 2019 Slovak presidential election.[7] He collected 15,000 signatures needed for candidacy on 11 August 2018, and got his last signature in Spišská Nová Ves.[8]

Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, and Family

As Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Krajniak took up his position a few weeks after the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election during the COVID-19 pandemic. He implemented a parental bonus to the pension system and implemented a parental bonus, which children would contribute to their parents' from taxes[9]

At the press conference on 15 March 2021, Krajniak announced his resignation, citing the reason to resolve the coalition crisis quickly.[10] He addressed this gesture to the coalition partners.[11] Zuzana Čaputová accepted Krajniak's resignation two days later and temporarily entrusted the function to Transport Minister Andrej Doležal.[12] Krajniak returned to parliament as a deputy on 18 March 2021.[13]

Personal life

Krajniak married his wife Andrea on 21 November 1998.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Milan Krajniak". Slovak Government (in Slovak). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Matovic Presents Names of New Ministers, Caputova Consents All Nominations". News Now. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ Kekelák, Lukáš. "Milan Krajniak / Korčok je väčšia hrozba ako Pellegrini, lebo chce tento štát zrušiť". www.postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  4. ^ Bučkuliak, Ján; Jurčišin, Miroslav; Sedrovičová, Blažena. "Občiansko-demokratická mládež : 1991 – 2011" (PDF). odm.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Občiansko-demokratická mládež. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Lipšicov poradca Krajniak požiadal o uvoľnenie pre Gorilu". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 13 January 2012.
  6. ^ Last, First. "Bc. Milan Krajniak". National Council of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. ^ Debnár, Ján (31 May 2018). "Milan Krajniak bude kandidovať za prezidenta". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Milan Krajniak získal podpisy pre svoju prezidentskú kandidatúru". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. ^ Homola, Miroslav (16 March 2023). "Chcel reformovať, nakoniec odstúpil. Aký bol Krajniakov rok na ministerstve práce?". Pravda (in Slovak).
  10. ^ "Milan Krajniak nečakane podáva demisiu, končí ako minister. Vráti sa do parlamentu". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). 15 March 2021.
  11. ^ Hopková, Denisa; Výberová, Petra (17 March 2023). "Prezidentka prijala Krajniakovu demisiu. Rezort bude dočasne riadiť Andrej Doležal". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia.
  12. ^ "Prezidentka prijala demisiu ministra práce, rezort dočasne povedie Doležal". Pravda (in Slovak). 17 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Poslanci pokračujú v rokovaní, do pléna sa vracia exminister Krajniak". teraz.sk (in Slovak). 18 March 2021.
  14. ^ Cosculluela, Veronika (1 March 2019). "Milan Krajniak konečne ukázal manželku. S ktorou ženou kandidáta sa jeho Andrea poz". Plus jeden deň (in Slovak).