Andrej Stančík Explained

Andrej Stančík
Office1:State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Termstart1:29 September 2022
Term End1:15 May 2023
Office2:Member of the National Council
Termstart2:21 March 2020
Term End2:29 September 2022
Termstart3:15 May 2023
Term End3:25 October 2023
Birth Date:1 June 1995
Birth Place:Piešťany, Slovakia
Party:Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (2020-2023)
Democrats (2023-)
Education:Masaryk University

Andrej Stančík (born 1 June 1995) is a Slovak politician, who has been an MP of the National Council since 2020. He is a member of the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽANO) movement caucus.[1]

Early life

Stančík was born in Piešťany and studied International Relations at the Masaryk University, graduating in 2019. He pursued PhD at the same university, but suspended his studies when he was named state secretary.[2]

Member of the parliament

Stančík ran in the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election on the OĽaNO list[3] and was elected to parliament.[1] He joined the government as a State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in October 2022, but gave up his MP seat as per the Slovak Constitution which prohibits government members to sit in the parliament for the duration of their membership in the government.[4]

Personal life

His uncle Dušan Velič (1966–2023) was the State Secretary of Investment, Regional Development, and Informatization at the same time when Stančík was a member of the government.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mgr. Andrej Stančík . National Council of Slovakia. 16 August 2024. sk.
  2. News: Stančíka vymenovali za štátneho tajomníka ministerstva zahraničia . Denník N. N Press. 28 August 2022. 1 August 2023. sk.
  3. Web site: Kandidátna listina OĽaNO 2020. OĽaNO. 16 August 2024. sk.
  4. News: Novým štátnym tajomníkom rezortu zahraničia bude Andrej Stančík. Pravda. 28 September 202. 5 October 2022. sk.
  5. News: Natália. Jabůrková. Politici reagujú na smrť Dušana Veliča: Spomienky, nesplnené plány aj slová sústrasti. plus.noviny.sk. TV JOJ. 31 July 2023. 1 August 2023. sk.