Viliam Novotný (born 13 March 1973 in

Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...

) is a Slovak neurosurgeon and politician. In 2002–2016 he served as a

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of the National Council. For most of his political career, he was a member of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party. He left the party in 2014 over disagreement with the direction of party leadership. Since 2016 he has been the leader of the small party ŠANCA. Novotný studied medicine at

Pavol Jozef Šafárik University Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice ( Slovak ''Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach'') is a university located in Košice, Slovakia. It was founded in 1959 and is organized into five faculties. The university is named after P ...

and Slovak Medical University. He is married and has three children.

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