Ľubica Laššáková (born 18 August 1960 in

Piešťany Piešťany (; , , , ) 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 Piešťany District, own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around ...

) was the

Minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organiza ...

of Slovakia, serving from 22 March 2018 to 21 March 2020. She is a member of

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. In 2019, she reduced the budgets of LGBT organizations in Slovakia against the advice of the ministry's experts, sparking calls for her resignation.

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