Milan Krajniak (born 30 January 1973)[1] is a Slovak politician. He served as Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family from 21 March 2020 to 15 April 2023.[2]
Milan Krajniak | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family | |
| In office 9 April 2021 – 15 April 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Eduard Heger |
| Preceded by | Andrej Doležal (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Soňa Gaborčáková |
| In office 21 March 2020 – 17 March 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Igor Matovič |
| Preceded by | Ján Richter |
| Succeeded by | Andrej Doležal (acting) |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 15 May 2023 – 25 October 2023 | |
| In office 18 March 2021 – 8 April 2021 | |
| In office 23 March 2016 – 21 March 2020 | |
| Chairman of Christian Union | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anna Záborská |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1973 Bojnice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Political party | Christian Union (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | We Are Family (2016–2024) NOVA (2012–2016) KDH (until 2012) |
| Spouse |
Andrea Krajniaková (m. 1998) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius |
Krajniak will lead Christian Union's list for the 2024 European parliament election.[3]
Early life
Krajniak studied political science at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava. He was the chairman of the Civic Democratic Youth between 1995 and 1997.[4]
Political career
Advisor to the Ministry of Interior
Between 2010 and 2012, Krajniak was an advisor to the Minister of the Interior, Daniel Lipšic, but resigned from his position afterwards.[5]
We Are Family
Since 2016, Krajniak has been a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic and vice-chairman of the We Are Family. He was also a member of the Defense and Security Committee and the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.[6]
2019 Slovak presidential election
During a press conference on 31 May 2018, together with chairman of We Are Family Boris Kollár, Krajniak announced his president candidacy for the 2019 Slovak presidential election.[7] He collected 15,000 signatures needed for candidacy on 11 August 2018, and got his last signature in Spišská Nová Ves.[8]
Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, and Family
As Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Krajniak took up his position a few weeks after the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election during the COVID-19 pandemic. He implemented a parental bonus to the pension system and implemented a parental bonus, which children would contribute to their parents' from taxes[9]
At the press conference on 15 March 2021, Krajniak announced his resignation, citing the reason to resolve the coalition crisis quickly.[10] He addressed this gesture to the coalition partners.[11] Zuzana Čaputová accepted Krajniak's resignation two days later and temporarily entrusted the function to Transport Minister Andrej Doležal.[12] Krajniak returned to parliament as a deputy on 18 March 2021.[13]
Personal life
Krajniak married his wife Andrea on 21 November 1998.[14]
References
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