Andrea Letanovská ( Argalášová, born 26 April 1969) is a Slovak physician and politician. From 2020 to 2021, she was a member of the National Council.

Biography

Letanovská was born on 26 April 1969 in

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. She studied medicine at the

Comenius University Comenius University Bratislava () is the largest university in Slovakia, with most of its faculties located in Bratislava. It was founded in 1919, shortly after the creation of Czechoslovakia. It is named after Jan Amos Comenius, a 17th-century ...

, graduating in 1993. In 2015, she obtained a PhD in surgery at the

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. Letanovská has worked in emergency medicine since graduation. Since 2017, she has worked as a consultant at the National Oncology Institute in Bratislava.

Political career

Letanovská ran in the

2020 Slovak parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 29 February 2020 to elect all 150 members of the National Council. The populist Ordinary People and Independent Personalities–NOVA–Christian Union–Change from Below (OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ� ...

on the list of For the People party. She failed to win a mandate, but nonetheless became a deputy as a replacement for Vladimír Ledecký during the time he served as a State Secretary from 2020 to 2021, as the Slovak constitution does not allow for combination of government membership and parliament mandate. Following the loss of her seat, she left the party as well due to her disagreements with the leadership of

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. In May 2021, she joined the Democrats party. In June 2023, Letanovská became the election leader of the Democrats for the

2023 Slovak parliamentary election Early parliamentary elections were held in the Slovakia, Slovak Republic on 30 September 2023 to elect members of the National Council (Slovakia), National Council. Regular elections were scheduled to be held in 2024. However, on 15 December 202 ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Letanovska, Andrea 1969 births Living people Politicians from Bratislava For the People (Slovakia) politicians Democrats (Slovakia) politicians Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2020–2023 Women members of the National Council (Slovakia) Slovak academics Comenius University alumni Academic staff of Comenius University Slovak women physicians