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Milan Majerský
Milan Majerský (born 12 May 1971) is a Slovak politician. He has served as the Governor of the Prešov Region since 2017, the chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement since 2020 and a Member of the National Council of Slovakia since 2023. He previously served as mayor of Levoča from 2014 to 2017. Early lifeMajerský was born on 12 May 1971 in Levoča.[2] He graduated from the Catholic Faculty of the University of Prešov in 1997.[3] Majerský later worked as a teacher at St. František Assiský in Levoča from 1997 to 2014, having taught Physical Education and religious education.[2] Political careerMayor of LevočaIn 2014, Majerský ran for mayor of Levoča in the municipal elections. He was among four elected candidates with a vote ratio of 50.5%, himself receiving 2,370 votes.[4] Majerský ran with the support of the right-wing coalition KDH, KDS, MOST-HÍD, NOVA, OKS, #SIEŤ, and SDKÚ-DS.[5] 2017–present: Chairman of the self-governing region of PrešovIn May 2017, Majerský announced his candidacy for chairman of the Prešov self-governing region for the coalition of parties KDH, OĽANO, SaS, and NOVA.[6] Majerský was elected chairman of the Prešov Region on 4 November 2017. With the highest voter turnout in the region (29.95%), he won in nine districts and received 40.4% of the votes compared to Chudík (Direction – Social Democracy) with 30.6% and four winning districts.[7] In 2022, Majerský ran for the post of chairman of the Prešov region again, beating Michal Kaliňák with 111,343 votes (42.01%).[8] Chairman of Christian Democratic Movement On 6 May 2020, Majerský announced his candidacy for chairman of Christian Democratic Movement.[9] He was eventually elected as the only candidate who received 278 of the 326 votes of the delegates.[10] Majerský was re-elected chairman at the movement's congress on 18 June 2022. He had no challenger and won the overwhelming majority of votes cast by 298 delegates.[11] In September 2023, Majerský became the electoral leader of the KDH after the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election.[12] Personal lifeApart from his native Slovak, Majerský can speak English and Italian.[3] Majerský has two children from his previous marriage with Marcela Majerská. After their divorce, he became engaged to MEP compatriot Miriam Lexmann.[13] On 16 August 2020, Majerský and Lexmann got married in the church of Our Lady of the Snows in Bratislava.[14] ControversyIn an interview with Denník N, Majerský perceives Prosecutor General Maroš Žilinka visiting Russia to celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the Russian Prosecutor Office as a problem: "Žilinka is a decent person who sometimesoverreacts. What disturbs me the most is his statement about going to Moscow to meet with the Russian prosecutor." According to Majerský, such a trip is not appropriate.[15] On 3 September 2023, Majerský was accused of referring to LGBT as a "plague".[16] After politicians from other parties challenged him, Majerský apologised and clarified that the designation was not aimed at a group of people, but an ideology.[16] References
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