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Slovak politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erik Kaliňák (born 9 September 1991) is a Slovak politician of Direction – Social Democracy (Smer–SD). He was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1] Kaliňák has been deputy leader of Smer–SD since 2020,[2] as well as member of the National Council since 2023.[3]
Erik Kaliňák | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Slovakia | |
Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
Member of the National Council | |
In office 25 October 2023 – 15 July 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 9 September 1991
Political party | Direction – Social Democracy (since 2019) |
Alma mater | Comenius University |
He is the nephew of deputy prime minister Robert Kaliňák.[2][4][5] Kaliňák studied philosophy at the Comenius University graduating in 2015.[6]
Kaliňák has called himself "a de-facto Rusyn with Bulgarian roots".[4] He began working for Smer–SD in 2018,[3] as the Facebook account manager of Robert Fico and Ľuboš Blaha.[4] In the 2020 parliamentary election, he became a substitute member.[4]
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