Milan Majerský
Milan Majerský in 2020
Chairman of Christian Democratic Movement
Assumed office
22 August 2020
Preceded byAlojz Hlina
Governor of the Prešov Region
Assumed office
1 December 2017
Preceded byPeter Chudík
Mayor of Levoča
In office
15 November 2014 – 1 December 2017
Preceded byMiroslav Vilkovský
Succeeded byLídia Budziňáková
Personal details
Born (1971-05-12) 12 May 1971
Levoča, Czechoslovakia
Political partyChristian Democratic Movement
Spouse(s)
Marcela Majerská
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(until 2020)​

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(m. 2020)​
Alma materUniversity of Prešov
Catholic University in Ružomberok

Milan Majerský (born 12 May 1971) is a Slovak politician. He has served as chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement since 2020. He previously served as mayor of Levoča from 2014 to 2017.

Early life

Majerský was born on 12 May 1971 in Levoča.[1] He graduated from the Catholic Faculty of the University of Prešov in 1997.[2] Majerský later worked as a teacher at St. František Assiský in Levoča from 1997 to 2014, having taught Physical Education and religious education.[1]

Political career

Mayor of Levoca

In 2014, Majerský ran for mayor of Levoča in the municipal elections. He was among four elected candidates with a vote ratio of 50.5%, himself receiving 2,370 votes.[3] Majerský ran with the support of the right-wing coalition KDH, KDS, MOST-HÍD, NOVA, OKS, #SIEŤ, and SDKÚ-DS.[4]

2017–present: Chairman of the self-governing region of Prešov

In May 2017, Majerský announced his candidacy for chairman of the Prešov self-governing region for the coalition of parties KDH, OĽANO, SaS, and NOVA.[5]

Majerský was elected chairman of the Prešov Region on 4 November 2017. With the highest voter turnout in the region (29.95%), he won in nine districts and received 40.4% of the votes compared to Chudík (Direction – Social Democracy) with 30.6% and four winning districts.[6]

In 2022, Majerský ran for the post of chairman of the Prešov region again, beating Michal Kaliňák with 111,343 votes (42.01%).[7]

Chairman of Christian Democratic Movement and elections

Majerský and other KDH representatives at the Family Show in Nitra in September 2023.
Majerský and other KDH representatives at the Family Show in Nitra in September 2023.

On 6 May 2020, Majerský announced his candidacy for chairman of Christian Democratic Movement.[8] He was eventually elected as the only candidate who received 278 of the 326 votes of the delegates.[9]

Majerský was re-elected chairman at the movement's congress on 18 June 2022. He had no challenger and won the overwhelming majority of votes cast by 298 delegates.[10] In September 2023, Majerský became the electoral leader of the KDH after the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election.[11]

Personal life

Apart from his native Slovak, Majerský can speak English and Italian.[2]

Majerský has two children from his previous marriage with Marcela. After their divorce, he became engaged to fellow MEP Miriam Lexmann.[12] On 16 August 2020, Majerský and Lexmann got married in the church of Our Lady of the Snows in Bratislava.[13]

Controversy

In an interview with Denník N, Majerský perceives Prosecutor General Maroš Žilinka visiting Russia to celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the Russian Prosecutor Office as a problem: "Žilinka is a decent person who sometimesoverreacts. What disturbs me the most is his statement about going to Moscow to meet with the Russian prosecutor." According to Majerský, such a trip is not appropriate.[14]

On 3 September 2023, Majerský was accused of referring to LGBT as a "plague".[15] After politicians from other parties challenged him, Majerský apologised and clarified that the designation was not aimed at a group of people, but an ideology.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Milan Majerský: nový šéf Prešovskej župy je z Levoče". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Milan Majerský – Životopis predsedu PSK". po-kraj.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 31 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Majerský také výrazné víťazstvo v Levoči nečakal, chce urovnať vzťahy". teraz.sk (in Slovak). 18 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Komunálne voľby 2014 na Slovensku". levoca.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 5 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Pásztor, Dávid (9 August 2017). "Opozičný vyzývateľ prešovského župana: Kotleba tu nemá šancu, kupovanie rómskych hlasov postrážim". Denník N (in Slovak).
  6. ↑ "Majerský zvíťazil v deviatich obvodoch, Chudík v štyroch". SME (in Slovak). TASR. 5 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Predseda Prešovského kraja Majerský a poslanci zložili slávnostný sľub". teraz.sk (in Slovak). TASR. 21 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Snem KDH pre pandémiu presunuli, predsedom chce byť Milan Majerský". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 16 May 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  9. ↑ Gdovinová, Denisa (22 August 2020). "Milan Majerský je novým predsedom KDH. Hlinu za podpredsedu nezvolili, Majerský ho vo vedení nechcel". Denník N (in Slovak).
  10. ↑ "Predsedom KDH ostáva Milan Majerský". Pravda (in Slovak). TASR. 18 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Lídrom KDH do volieb bude Milan Majerský, hnutie ukázalo viaceré známe posily". Official website of Christian Democratic Movement (in Slovak). 17 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Frank, Michal (8 July 2020). "Župan Majerský sa zasnúbil s europoslankyňou Lexmann". SME.
  13. ↑ Ogurčáková, Jana (16 August 2020). "Prešovský župan Majerský sa oženil s europoslankyňou Lexmann". SME.
  14. ↑ Todová, Monika (11 January 2020). "Predseda KDH a župan Majerský: Stále si myslím, že Maroš Žilinka je slušný človek (+ video)". Denník N (in Slovak).
  15. 1 2 "Šéf KDH Majerský označil LGBTI za pliagu a prirovnal ju ku korupcii. Jeho výrok vyvolal pobúrenie". hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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