Marek Hattas | |
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| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2020 | |
| Mayor of Nitra | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jozef Dvonč |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1987 Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | For the People (2019-2021) Team Nitra Region (2022-) |
| Spouse | Monika Hattasová |
| Children | 2 |
Marek Hattas (born 1 March 1987) is a Slovak politician and activist. Hattas has served as the mayor of Nitra since 2018 and a Member of the National Council since 2020.
Hattas grew up in the Klokočina borough of Nitra. He studied Computer Science at the Masaryk University but did not graduate.[1] Following his studies, he started a community center Hidepark in Nitra. He was also active in cycling activism, having founded the Rozbicyklujme Nitru! movement and in organizing anti-government protests following the murder of the journalist Ján Kuciak.[2]
In 2018 Slovak local elections Hattas was elected the mayor of Nitra, having defeated the long-serving incumbent Jozef Dvonč.[2] The following year he joined the For the People party.
In the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, he was elected to the parliament on the For the People list.[3]
In 2021 Hattas left For the People and started his own regional party Team Nitra Region.[4] In the 2022 Slovak local elections, he was again elected the mayor of Nitra.[5]
Hattas is married to a veterinary Monika Hattasová. They have two children.[6]