Miroslav Mikolášik
Miroslav Mikolášik (born 11 September 1952 in Dolný Kubín) is a Slovak politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Krestansko-demokraticke hnutie, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development.
Mikolášik is a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Israel. In addition to his committee assignments, he is also a supporter of the MEP Heart Group, a group of parliamentarians who have an interest in promoting measures that will help reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD).[1]
He still lives in Dolný Kubín along with his wife. He has four children; three sons and one daughter.
Education
- 1972–1978: Charles' University (Prague), Medical Faculty
- 1982: Certificate of postgraduate study in anaesthesiology and reanimation
- 1984: Certificate of postgraduate study in general medicine
Career
- since 1978: Doctor at an anaesthesiological and resuscitation department
- since 1994: General practitioner
- 1991–1992: External teacher at the Institute of Medical Ethics and Bioethics (Bratislava)
- 1990–1991: Vice-Chairman of a District National Committee (Dolný Kubín)
- 1991–1992: Head of the Department for International Relations at the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic
- 1992–1994: Chairman of KDH (Christian Democratic Movement) (Orava region)
- 1994–1998: Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for KDH
- 1998–1999: Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for SDK (Slovak Democratic Coalition) /KDH
- 1994–1998: Member of the Committee on Social Affairs and Health Care
- 1995–1998: Member of the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee
- 1998–1999: Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
- 1999–2002: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Canada
- President of the citizens' association 'Donum Vitae'
External links
- Official website
- Personal profile of Miroslav Mikolášik in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Slovak)