Michal Wiezik
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for Slovakia
Assumed office
2 July 2019[1][2]
Personal details
Born14 June 1979
Martin, Czechoslovakia
NationalitySlovak
Political partyProgressive Slovakia

Michal Wiezik (born 14 June 1979)[3] is a Slovak environmentalist and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[4]

Early life and academic career

Wiezik was born on 14 June 1979 in Martin. Following education at the Viliam Paulíny Tóth grammar school in Martin, he studied environmental protection at the Technical University in Zvolen. Following his studies, he obtained PhD. at the same university and became a professor there.[5] In August 2023 he criticized the university for admitting a far right politician Miroslav Suja to its PhD program, in spite of no previous track record in the environmental studies.[6]

Political career

In addition to his committee assignments, Wiezik is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development[7] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.[8]

In late 2021, Wiezik left the European People's Party to join the Renew Europe group.[9]

In 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, Wiedzik won a mandate but opted to forfeit it and remain in the European Parliament.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Home | Michal WIEZIK | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu.
  4. ^ "Noví europoslanci: PS a Spolu majú štyroch, Smer má troch, kotlebovci dvoch". TREND (in Slovak). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Michal Wiezik's CV" (PDF). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  6. ^ Wiezik, Michal (28 August 2023). "Keď zelená univerzita potichu hnedne". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  7. ^ Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
  8. ^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
  9. ^ Nisa Khan (9 December 2021), Movers & Shakers Parliament Magazine.
  10. ^ "Michal Wiezik z PS napriek zvoleniu za poslanca". Denník N (in Slovak). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.


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