Irena Belohorská (born 13 March 1948 in

Piešťany Piešťany (; german: Pistyan, hu, Pöstyén, pl, Pieszczany , cs, Píšťany ) is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best kno ...

) is a Slovak politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Ludova strana - Hnutie za demokraticke Slovensko from 2004 to 2009. She sits on its

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety may refer to: * European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) is a committee of ...

, and is a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs and a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America.

Education

* 1976: Certificate of postgraduate study, grade one, in

gynaecology Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined are ...

and obstetrics * 1982: Certificate of postgraduate study in clinical oncology * 1992:

European School of Oncology The European School of Oncology (ESO) is a provider of continuing medical education to oncology professionals, with a particular focus on areas of Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans region. It is a non-profit organisation, based in Milan ...

Career

* 1973-1976: Doctor's assistant * 1977-1983: National Oncological Institute * 1983-1986: Expert doctor, Tunis * 1986-2002: Head doctor of the Preventive Centre at the National Oncological Institute * 1992-1993: Head of a faculty hospital * 1993: Head of the Office of the Ministry of Defence * 1993: State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs * 1993-1994: Minister of Health * 1993: Member of HZDS (Movement for a Democratic Slovakia) * 1996: Chairwoman of a town organisation of HZDS * 1999: Member of the European Democrat Group at the

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...

* 1992: Member of the Federal Assembly of the Czechoslovak Federative Republic * 1994-2004: Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic * 1994-1998: Vice-Chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee * 1994-1998: Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee for European Integration * 2002-2004: Vice-Chairwoman of the Human Rights Committee * 1994-2004: Member of the Permanent Delegation of the National Council of the Slovak Republic to the

* 1994-2002: Member of the Delegation to the Western European Union * 1994-2002: Member of the Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly * 1997-1999: Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health of the

* 2003: Chairwoman of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee of the

Decorations

* 1994: Awarded the decoration 'Rad A Hlinku I stupňa' (Order of Andrej Hlinka, First Class) in

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* * 1948 births Living people People from Piešťany People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia MEPs MEPs for Slovakia 2004–2009 MEPs for Slovakia 2009–2014 Women MEPs for Slovakia Health ministers of Slovakia Women government ministers of Slovakia Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 1994-1998 Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 1998-2002 Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2002-2006 Female members of the National Council (Slovakia) {{Slovakia-politician-stub

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