Milan Gaľa (21 January 1953 in
Jarovnice – 1 June 2012 near
Košice
Košice 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 approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest cit ...
) was a
Slovak politician
A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...
and
Member of the European Parliament
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
(MEP) with the
Slovenská demokraticka a krestanska unia, part of the
European People's Party
The European People's Party (EPP) is a European political party with Christian democracy, Christian democratic, liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative, and conservative member parties. A transnational organisation, it is composed of other p ...
and sat on the
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it ...
's
Committee on Culture and Education.
He was a substitute for the
Committee on Development and the
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. He was also a member of the Delegation for relations with the
Gulf States and
Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...
.
Education
* 1976:
Šafárik University (Košice), Medical Faculty
* 1980: Certificate of postgraduate study, grade one, in
stomatology
Career
* since 1976: Stomatologist
* 1994: Chairman of the Prešov district centre of KDH (
Christian Democratic Movement)
* 2001: Member of the central council of SDKÚ (
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union)
* 1990: Member of the board of Prešov District National Council
* 1990: Deputy Lord
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...
of
Lipany
* 1990–2002: Member of Lipany Town Council
* 2001: Member of Prešov Regional Assembly
* 1992: Member of the Federal Assembly of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic
* 1994–1999: Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
* 2002–2004: Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Vice-chairman of the Committee for Health Care
See also
*
2004 European Parliament election in Slovakia
References
External links
*
*
1953 births
2012 deaths
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party MEPs
MEPs for Slovakia 2004–2009
MEPs for Slovakia 2009–2014
Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 1994-1998
Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2002-2006
{{Slovakia-MEP-stub