Stanislav Fořt

Stanislav Fořt
Member of the National Council
In office
8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012
Personal details
Born (1977-08-29) 29 August 1977 (age 47)
Martin, Czechoslovakia
Political partyFreedom and Solidarity
EducationUniversity of Economics in Bratislava
University of Trnava

Stanislav Fořt (born 29 August 1977) is a Slovak politician who served as a Member of the National Council in 2010 to 2012.

Life and education

Fořt was born in Martin.[1] He studied accounting at the University of Economics in Bratislava, graduating in 2000. Additionally, he study law at the University of Trnava, graduating in 2009.[2]

Political career

In the 2010 Slovak parliamentary election Fořt ran on the list of the Freedom and Solidarity party, which he co-founded,[3] and gained a seat. In 2011, he became the first male Slovak politician to publicly come out as gay. In an interview with the Sme daily, he stated he hoped his coming out will help other LGBT people to feel more comfortable in Slovakia.[1][4]

Fořt failed to retain his seat in the 2012 Slovak parliamentary election and subsequently announced his retirement from politics.[3] Nonetheless, he unsuccessfully ran again in the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election.

References

  1. ^ a b Petková, Zuzana; Pažitková, Zuzana. "Homosexuáli v parlamente sú a budú". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  2. ^ Aktuality.sk. "Stanislav Fořt". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  3. ^ a b Kern, Miro (2015-02-08). "Nemusím sa odsťahovať, vraví prvý politik, ktorý priznal, že je gej". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  4. ^ Krbatová, Lucia (5 July 2018). "The first Slovak politician to publicly "come out" says that today it would be more difficult". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 24 January 2023.