Daniel Lipšic
| Daniel Lipšic | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2012 | |
| Constituency | Slovak Republic at large |
| In office 7 February 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| 10th Minister of Interior of Slovakia | |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Kaliňák |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kaliňák |
| 5th Minister of Justice of Slovakia | |
| In office 15 October 2002 – 7 February 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ján Čarnogurský |
| Succeeded by | Lucia Žitňanská |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1973 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Movement (1998-2012) Nová väčšina – Dohoda (2012-) |
| Spouse(s) | Beáta Oravcová |
| Children | Alexander Peter |
| Alma mater | Comenius University in Bratislava University of Minnesota Georgetown University Harvard Law School |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Daniel Lipšic (born 8 July 1973) is a Slovak politician and Jurist. He is a former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice and former Minister of Interior. Until 28 May 2012 he was a member of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), in which he served as Vice-President and a Member of Parliament.[1]
In May 2012, in the aftermath of the electoral defeat of the Radičová cabinet, Lipšic together with Jana Žitňanský and Gabor Grendel, left the KDH and formed a new political party called NOVA (Slovak: Nová väčšina – Dohoda). He currently serves as its president.[2]
Early life
Daniel Lipšic was born on 8 July 1973 in Bratislava into a family of physicians and doctors. Both his parents, along with his twin brother Erik and all of his cousins are medical doctors, and Lipšic grew up aspiring to be a doctor, saying:"I always thought I would be a doctor too, since during communism a career in law was restricted. But after the Velvet revolution things changed."[3]
Education
He attended secondary school (Slovak: Gymnazium) at the Grösslingová 18 Upper Secondary School.[4] He enrolled at the Law Faculty at the Comenius University in Bratislava in 1991, graduating in 1996.
Duing his time in University he also spent time at the University of Minnesota Law School in Minneapolis and Georgetown University Law Center in Washington DC. In 1997 he received his PhD from the Comenius University, and the following year he attended Harvard Law School on a Fulbright scholarship, graduating in 2000 with a Master of Laws or LL.M.
Legal career
During his mandatory military service between 1997 and 1998 he served at the District Military Prosecutor's Office in Prešov. After his military service, he was employed at the Law Firm Valko & Partners, as an expert in bankruptcy law.[5] In 1999, he was appointed as a senior legal official at the Ministry of Justice by then Minister Jan Carnogursky, where he was tasked with documenting and investiating crimes from the former Czechoslovak communist regime.[6]
He was also tasked with authoring laws, enabling the government to effectively combat organized crime. [7] In addition, Lipšic authored anti-corruption legislation which gave tougher penalties on graft and outlawed bribery for the first time in Slovakia.[8]
Political career
While still studying law at the university, he served as the President of the right-wing youth organization Civic Democratic Youth, which was established in 1991. As chairman of the CDY, he was also present at the 6th National Congress of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), which took place on 23 - 24 October 1993 in Ruzomberok. On 1998, he became a member of the party.
Minister of Justice
In the Slovak parliamentary election, 2002 he was placed 6th on the party list list and received 42,727 preferential votes (18.01% share ), that placed fourth behind Pavol Hrusovsky, Ján Figel 'and Vladimír Palko. His mandate did not apply because he became a member of the Government as a cabinet minister following the election. From 15 October 2002 he held the post of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice.
In connection with the withdrawal of KDH from the ruling coalition on 7 February 2006, all KDH cabinet ministers resigned. Subsequently, on 8 February he was replaced as of Minister of Justice by Lucia Zitnanska from the SDKU.[9] This political move KDH was associated with disapproval of the draft contract between the Slovak Republic and the Holy See regarding the right to objection of conscience, which concerns the armed forces, health, education and training, legal services and labor relations. In early parliamentary elections , held on 17 June 2006, the KDH became part of the opposition. Lipšic in these elections received the second highest number of preferential votes - 86,536 (45.20%).
Minister of the Interior
After the parliamentary elections in 2010, and the resignation of the Fico Cabinet on 9 July. Lipšic became a member of the cabinet of Iveta Radičová as Minister of the Interior. After the Slovak parliamentary election, 2012 which saw the governing coalition fell, Lipšic resigned.[10]
Personal life
He currently resides in Bratislava with his family.[11] Along with his native Slovak, Lipšic speaks English, German and Russian.[12]
Family
He is married to television presenter Beata Lipšicová (neé Oravcová).[13] Together they have sons Alexander, and Peter.[14] He has a twin brother named Erik, who is a specialist in internal medicine and is currently working as a cardiologist in Groningen in the Netherlands.[15]
Bibliography
- Lipšic, Daniel. Bicameral parliamentary system (Slovak: Dvojkomorový parlamentný systém). Bratislava : Inštitút pre verejné otázky, 2000. 43 s. ISBN 80-8893-516-4.
- Lipšic, Daniel. Slovakia needs a decent leadership (Slovak: Slušné Slovensko potrebuje lídra). Bratislava : NOVA, 2013. 174 s. ISBN 80-8940-262-5.
References
- ↑ (22 June 2005). Vindication Nears for Reluctant Free-Speech Crusader, The New York Times
- ↑ (6 September 2012). NOVA - Slovak word of the week, The Slovak Spectator
- ↑ Reynolds, Matthew. "From Massachusetts to a ministry post". Slovakspectator.sk. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Významné osobnosti, ktoré študovali na našej škole". Gamca.sk. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Nicholson, Tom. "Slovakia's repudiation of loan leads to arbitration". slovakspectator.sk. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Remias, Ivan. "Communist crimes untried". Slovakspectator.sk. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Domanovsky, Daniel. "Mob boss Černák gets 15 years". Slovakspectator.sk. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Pisarova, Martina. "Tougher criminal code passes parliament". Slovakspectator.sk. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Matko, Martin. SDKÚ-DS : Strana reforiem a modernízácie Slovenska. Inštitút pre moderné Slovensko. p. 74.
- ↑ Balogova, Beata. "Lipšic breaks with KDH". Slovakspectator.sk. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ (14 July 2010). Daniel Lipšic - Minister of Interior, The Slovak Spectator
- ↑ "Zivotopis". Lipsic.sk. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Sefcikova, Veronika. "Lipšic bol pri pôrode syna: Je to tá najsilnejšia emócia!". Cas.sk. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Daniel Lipšic ukázal malého synčeka: Toto je môj Peťko!". Cas.sk. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Žijú v tieni súrodencov: Čím sa živia bratia našich politikov?". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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