Miroslav Kollár Explained

Office:Member of the National Council
Termstart:12 May 2020
Termend:25 October 2023
Birth Date:13 August 1968
Birth Place:Hlohovec, Czechoslovakia
Education:University of Economics in Bratislava
Office1:Chairman of the SPOLU - Civil Democracy party
Termstart1:25 September 2021
Termend1:7 March 2023
Office2:Former Mayor of Hlohovec
Termstart2:December 2014
Termend2:2022
Predecessor1:Juraj Hipš
Successor1:Eduard Heger
Successor2:Ivan Baranovič
Predecessor2:Peter Dvoran
Occupation:Politician
Party:Democrats
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Miroslav Kollár (born 13 August 1969) is a Slovak politician. He served as a Member of the National Council from 2020 to 2023.[1] From September 2021 he has served as the chairman and sole MP of the Together – Civic Democracy party.[2] Between 2014 and 2022 he served as the mayor of Hlohovec.[3]

Early life

Kollár was born and raised in Hlohovec.[4] He studied commerce at the University of Economics in Bratislava, graduating in 1991. After graduation, he worked as a journalist and was involved in a local politics in Hlohovec.[5]

Political career

In 2019 Kollár joined the new party of president Andrej Kiska For the People.[6] In the V 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, he gained a seat.[7]

He became the only government MP who refused to personally sign the coalition agreement. Even though he supported the government at the time, he felt the signature would limit his freedom to vote according to his personal conscience.[8]

After the retirement of Andrej Kiska, Kollár unsuccessfully ran for the post of For the People chairman against Veronika Remišová.[9]

In February 2021 he officially left the government as well as the For the People party.[10] In April, he joined the Together – Civic Democracy party, which narrowly failed to pass the representation threshold in 2020, becoming its sole MP.[11] Soon after, he became the Chairman of Together, having defeated the previous Chairman Juraj Hipš in a leadership contest.

In 2023, when Spolu transformed into Demokrati and failed to reach 3% of votes in 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, Kollár announced that he is stepping down from party presidency, taking a "political sabbatical".[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ing. Miroslav Kollár . Národná rada SR .
  2. Web site: 2021-09-25 . Strana Spolu si zvolila za predsedu Miroslava Kollára . .týždeň . sk.
  3. Hlohovec - Výsledky komunálnych volieb 2022 . Petit Press . 1335-4418.
  4. 2015-12-29 . Kedysi drali školské lavice, dnes patria medzi zvučné mená: Takéto známe tváre študovali na hlohovskom gymnáziu! . Global24 .
  5. Web site: 2017-10-22 . Miroslav Kollár: Stále sa cítim ako Alenka v ríši divov . www.trend.sk . sk.
  6. 2019-06-17 . Kiska predstavil svoju stranu Za ľudí, sú v nej viacerí primátori aj starostovia . Petit Press . 1335-4418.
  7. Zvolení poslanci do NR SR 2020 . Petit Press . 1335-4418.
  8. Web site: 2020-04-02 . Vládni poslanci podpisovali koaličnú zmluvu, Miroslav Kollár zo Za ľudí podpis nedal . Denník N . sk-SK.
  9. Web site: 2020-07-24 . Miroslav Kollár zo Za ľudí: Áno, idem do toho. Oznamujem, že kandidujem za predsedu strany . Denník N . sk-SK.
  10. 2021-02-17 . Miroslav Kollár skritizoval vládu aj Matoviča a končí v koalícii . Petit Press . 1335-4418.
  11. Web site: 2021-04-20 . Kollár vstupuje do Spolu: Matovič svojich najbližších z OĽaNO oberá o politickú budúcnosť (+ video a podcast) . Denník N . sk-SK.
  12. Web site: Šodor . František . 2023-10-10 . M. Kollár si plánuje dať od politiky pauzu . 2023-10-12 . Správy RTVS . sk-SK.