Oskar Dvořák

Oskar Dvořák
Dvořák in 2018
Member of the National Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 October 2023
Personal details
Born	(1991-07-25) 25 July 1991 (age 33) Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Political party	Progressive Slovakia
Alma mater	Comenius University

Oskar Dvořák (born 15 July 1991) is a Slovak politician. Since 2023 he serves as an MP of the National Council of Slovakia.

Biography

Early life

Oskar Dvořák was born on 15 July 1991 in Trnava.[1] He studied political science and public policy at the Comenius University.[2] Following graduation he worked for the Slovak branch of Transparency International and later as a staffer of the MP Miroslav Beblavý.[3]

Political career

Dvořák started his political career as the chief healthcare expert of the Spolu party established by Beblavý.[4] In the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election he was on the list of the coalition of Spolu and Progressive Slovakia, which narrowly failed to pass the representation threshold. Following the election, he became the director of the unit responsible for healthcare reform at the Ministry of health.[5]

In January 2023 Dvořák joined Progressive Slovakia.[6] Following the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election he gained a seat in the parliament.[7]

Recognitions

In 2022 he was included in the Forbes Slovakia "30 under 30" list.[5]

References

1. "National Council profile of Oskar Dvořák".
2. "Alumni list of the Comenius University".
3. "Poslanci : Zoznam poslancov : Detaily poslanca : Asistenti poslanca - Miroslav Beblavý - Národná rada Slovenskej republiky". www.nrsr.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-03-26.
4. Folentová, Veronika (2019-12-10). "Expert na zdravotníctvo PS/Spolu Dvořák: Návrhy SaS proti Pente nie sú dostatočne radikálne a účinné". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-03-26.
5. "Oskar Dvořák".
6. Aktuality.sk (2023-01-10). "Oskar Dvořák je novým členom Progresívneho Slovenska". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-03-26.
7. Aktuality.sk. "Oskar Dvořák - kandidát pre VOĽBY 2023 | Aktuality". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-03-26.