Milan Krajniak
Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
In office
9 April 2021 – 15 April 2023
PresidentZuzana Čaputová
Prime MinisterEduard Heger
Preceded byAndrej Doležal
ad interim
Succeeded bySoňa Gaborčáková
In office
21 March 2020 – 17 March 2021
PresidentZuzana Čaputová
Prime MinisterIgor Matovič
Preceded byJán Richter
Succeeded byAndrej Doležal
ad interim
Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
Assumed office
15 May 2023
In office
18 March 2021 – 8 April 2021
In office
2016–2020
Personal details
Born (1973-01-30) 30 January 1973 (age 50)
Bojnice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Political partyWe Are Family

Milan Krajniak (born 30 January 1973)[1] is a Slovak politician. He served as Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family from 21 March 2020 to 15 April 2023.[2]

Early life

Krajniak studied political science at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava. He was the chairman of the Civic Democratic Youth between 1995 and 1997.[3]

Political career

Advisor to the Ministry of Interior

Between 2010 and 2012, Krajniak was an advisor to the Minister of the Interior, Daniel Lipšic, but resigned from his position afterwards.[4]

We Are Family

Since 2016, Krajniak has been a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic and vice-chairman of the We Are Family. He was also a member of the Defense and Security Committee and the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.[5]

2019 Slovak presidential election

During a press conference on 31 May 2018, together with chairman of We Are Family Boris Kollár, Krajniak announced his president candidacy for the 2019 Slovak presidential election.[6] He collected 15,000 signatures needed for candidacy on 11 August 2018, and got his last signature in Spišská Nová Ves.[7]

Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, and Family

As Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Krajniak took up his position a few weeks after the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election during the COVID-19 pandemic. He implemented a parental bonus to the pension system and implemented a parental bonus, which children would contribute to their parents' from taxes[8]

At the press conference on 15 March 2021, Krajniak announced his resignation, citing the reason to resolve the coalition crisis quickly.[9] He addressed this gesture to the coalition partners.[10] Zuzana Čaputová accepted Krajniak's resignation two days later and temporarily entrusted the function to Transport Minister Andrej Doležal.[11] Krajniak returned to parliament as a deputy on 18 March 2021.[12]

Personal life

Krajniak married his wife Andrea on 21 November 1998.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Milan Krajniak". Slovak Government (in Slovak). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Matovic Presents Names of New Ministers, Caputova Consents All Nominations". News Now. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ Bučkuliak, Ján; Jurčišin, Miroslav; Sedrovičová, Blažena. "Občiansko-demokratická mládež : 1991 – 2011" (PDF). odm.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Občiansko-demokratická mládež. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Lipšicov poradca Krajniak požiadal o uvoľnenie pre Gorilu". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 13 January 2012.
  5. ^ Last, First. "Bc. Milan Krajniak". National Council of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. ^ Debnár, Ján (31 May 2018). "Milan Krajniak bude kandidovať za prezidenta". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Milan Krajniak získal podpisy pre svoju prezidentskú kandidatúru". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  8. ^ Homola, Miroslav (16 March 2023). "Chcel reformovať, nakoniec odstúpil. Aký bol Krajniakov rok na ministerstve práce?". Pravda (in Slovak).
  9. ^ "Milan Krajniak nečakane podáva demisiu, končí ako minister. Vráti sa do parlamentu". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). 15 March 2021.
  10. ^ Hopková, Denisa; Výberová, Petra (17 March 2023). "Prezidentka prijala Krajniakovu demisiu. Rezort bude dočasne riadiť Andrej Doležal". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia.
  11. ^ "Prezidentka prijala demisiu ministra práce, rezort dočasne povedie Doležal". Pravda (in Slovak). 17 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Poslanci pokračujú v rokovaní, do pléna sa vracia exminister Krajniak". teraz.sk (in Slovak). 18 March 2021.
  13. ^ Cosculluela, Veronika (1 March 2019). "Milan Krajniak konečne ukázal manželku. S ktorou ženou kandidáta sa jeho Andrea poz". Plus jeden deň (in Slovak).
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