Marek Krajčí

Marek Krajčí
Minister of Health
In office
21 March 2020 – 12 March 2021
PresidentZuzana Čaputová
Preceded byPeter Pellegrini
Succeeded byEduard Heger (acting)
Vladimír Lengvarský
Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
In office
23 March 2016 – 21 March 2020
Personal details
Born (1974-03-24) 24 March 1974 (age 50)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Political partyOrdinary People
SpouseKamila Krajčíová
Children6

Marek Krajčí (born 24 March 1974) is a Slovak politician.

Krajčí served as deputy in the National Council from 2016 to 2020 for the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities.[1][2] Following his resignation, he returned to the parliament.[3]

Amidst pressure from the public and rival political parties on 11 March 2021, he announced his intentions to resign as Minister of Health of Slovakia.[4]

Political career

2016 and 2020 Slovak parliamentary elections

Krajčí ran 2016 Slovak parliamentary election from fourth place as an independent OĽaNO candidate.[5] He received 31,781 preferential votes and was elected as a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.[6]

During the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Krajčí received 143rd place on the OĽANO candidate list.[7] He received 35,515[8] preferential votes and was elected.[9] On 21 October 2020, Krajčí served as Minister of Health of Slovakia in Matovič's Cabinet.[10]

Minister of Health

In 2020, Krajčí managed to enforce a strict curfew and approve a COVID-19 machine.[11] However, the situation did not improve for two months as expected.[12]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Krajčí deployed Peter Stachura to manage the reprofiling of the hospital bed pool.[13] Krajčí made sure affordable health care for people with COVID-19 by gradually sending the hospital bed pool and managing patient transfers.[14]

Together with Igor Matovič, Krajčí secured the Russian Sputnik V vaccine for Slovakia, which they welcomed together at Košice Airport on 1 March 2020.[15] This escalated long-standing tensions between the main representatives of the coalition and finally led to the outbreak of a government crisis.[16]

Personal life

Krajčí is the author of various Christian music, including three albums of praise and worship and one children's album. He was also the editor-in-chief of the magazine Step of Christians in Society.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Ministerstvo zdravotníctva Slovenskej republiky". Slovakia Ministry of Health. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Marek Krajčí - Minister zdravotníctva". SME (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Marek Krajci Returns to Parliament as MP for OLaNO". Tlačová Agentúra Slovenskej Republiky. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Minúta po minúte: Krajčí končí ako minister, Matovič to považuje za absurdné". SME (in Slovak). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Kandidátna listina". OĽaNO (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 19 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Voľby do Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky 2016". volby.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 29 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Kandidátna listina OĽANO 2020". Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (in Slovak).
  8. ^ "Voľby do Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky - Pridelenie mandátov kandidátom na poslancov". volby.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 29 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Marek Krajčí". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Vymenovania a odvolania". President of Slovakia Official Website (in Slovak). 22 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Stanovisko ministra zdravotníctva Mareka Krajčího k aktuálnej epidemiologickej situácii a opatreniam". Ministry of Health Slovakia (in Slovak). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Slovensko je aktuálne najhoršie na svete v týždennom počte úmrtí na covid-19 v prepočte na počet obyvateľov". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Druhý štátny tajomník na MZ SR bude Peter Stachura". Ministry of Health Slovakia (in Slovak). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Štátny tajomník Stachura navštívil "červenú" nemocnicu v Galante". Ministry of Health Slovakia (in Slovak). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Na Slovensko dorazilo lietadlo s vakcínou Sputnik V, Krajčí jej udelí výnimku". Radio and Television of Slovakia (in Slovak). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  16. ^ Mikušovič, Dušan; Kern, Miro; Gehrerová, Rita (3 March 2021). "Prepukla koaličná kríza: Sulík žiada rekonštrukciu vlády a rokoval s prezidentkou, do paláca mieri aj Remišová". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Marek Krajčí | Naša Voľba". nasavolba.sk (in Slovak). 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016.