Vladimír Maňka

Vladimír Maňka (born on 19 September 1959 in Lučenec) is a Slovak politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Direction, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.

He is a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, substitute for the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Career

• 1978-1983: Slovak University of Technology (Bratislava), Faculty of Civil Engineering
• 1995-1998: City University (Bratislava)
• 1983-1992: Detva heavy engineering works
• 1992-1998: Manager of a commercial company
• 1995-1998: Chairman of the economic council of SDĽ (Party of the Democratic Left)
• 1996-1998: Head of the economy section
• since 2003: Deputy Chairman of SDĽ
• 1997-1998: Member of the finance committee
• since 1999: Lord Mayor of Zvolen
• 2002-2004: Chairman of the board of the Banská Bystrica regional development agency

Education

• Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
• Vice-Chairman of the Committee for Finance, the Budget and Currency
• Member of the Committee for European Integration
• 1998-2002: Member of the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee
• 1998-2002: Vice-Chairman of the academic senate of City University (Bratislava)
• since 2003: Chairman of the board of directors of Zvolen Technical University
• 2002: Holder of the 'Cena mesta Banská Bystrica' (City of Banská Bystrica Award)

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Slovakia)

External links

• Official website of Vladimír Maňka: www.europoslanec.sk
• European Parliament biography of Vladimír Maňka (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Slovak)