Daniel Lipšic
Slovak politician and jurist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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] Through his legal and political career, he is noted for his hard-line stance regarding officials from the former communist Czechoslovak regime, as well as crimes committed during this period. A public anti-corruption activist, he is outspoken against perceived corruption in the political or financial sphere.[2][3]
Daniel Lipšic | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 15 October 2002 – 7 February 2006 | |
Preceded by | Ján Čarnogurský |
Succeeded by | Lucia Žitňanská |
Minister of Interior | |
In office 8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012 | |
Preceded by | Robert Kaliňák |
Succeeded by | Robert Kaliňák |
Special Prosecutor of Slovakia | |
In office 15 February 2021 – 20 March 2024 | |
Preceded by | Dušan Kováčik |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Member of the National Council | |
In office 4 April 2012 – 1 October 2016 | |
In office 7 February 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
Chairman of New Majority | |
In office 25 October 2012 – 30 January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Gábor Grendel |
Personal details | |
Born | (1973-07-08) 8 July 1973 (age 51) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
Political party | Christian Democratic Movement (1998-2012) New Majority (2012-2017) |
Spouse | Beáta Oravcová |
Children | Alexander Peter |
Alma mater | Comenius University in Bratislava University of Minnesota Georgetown University Harvard Law School |
Website | www |
In May 2012, in the aftermath of the electoral defeat of the Radičová cabinet, Lipšic together with Jana Žitňanská and Gabor Grendel, left the KDH and formed a new political party called NOVA (Slovak: Nová väčšina – Dohoda). He currently serves as its president.[4] Daniel Lipšic has consistently been ranked as one of the most trusted politicians in Slovakia.[5][6][7][8]