Jozef Ráž (politician) explained

Birth Date:17 July 1979
Birth Place:Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Office1:Minister of Transport and Construction
Primeminister1:Robert Fico
Termstart1:25 October 2023
Predecessor1:Pavol Lančarič
Children:2

Jozef Ráž (born 17 July 1979) is a Slovak politician. He currently serves as the minister of Transport and Construction.

Early life

Jozef Ráž was born on 17 July 1979 in Bratislava. His father is the singer Jozef Ráž.[1] He studied international business at the University of Economics in Bratislava and law at the Bratislava University of Law.[2]

Career

After graduation, Ráž had a career in civil service. Between 2005 and 2010 he was at the minister of defense. In 2010 he joined the Slovenská pošta, where he became a board member. In 2016 the director of Slovenská pošta Tomáš Drucker became the health minister and made Ráž his chief of staff. Ráž held the position until 2018, when his name was put forward by the prime minister Peter Pellegrini for the position of the interior affair minister. Nonetheless, the president Andrej Kiska refused the nomination over Ráž's links to the former minister Robert Kaliňák accused of power abuse and ties to organized crime.[3]

Following his rejection, Ráž withdrew from public life and focused on running his catering business.

In 2023, Ráž became the minister of transportation.[4]

Personal life

Ráž is married with two daughters.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jozef Ráž mladší - minister dopravy - SME . domov.sme.sk . 23 November 2023 . sk.
  2. Web site: Turček . Martin . Čunderlíková . Jana . Kiska ho nechcel, pozná sa s Kaliňákom, manželke nechal veľký majetok. Kto je nádejný minister dopravy Ráž . Aktuality.sk . 23 November 2023 . sk . 20 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Kern . Miro . Folentová . Veronika . Kiska odmietol vládu, ktorú navrhol Pellegrini, prekáža mu Ráž a žiada nové mená . Denník N . 23 November 2023 . sk-SK . 20 March 2018.
  4. Web site: HNonline.sk - Jozef Ráž ml. si prišiel skontrolovať ministerstvo. Bolo to zdvorilostné stretnutie, odkazuje rezort dopravy . hnonline.sk . 23 November 2023 . sk-sk . 20 October 2023.