Pavol Frešo (born 21 April 1969) is a Slovak former politician who was the last chairman of SDKÚ-DS, Governor of the

Bratislava Region The Bratislava Region ( sk, Bratislavský kraj, , german: Pressburger/Bratislavaer Landschaftsverband (until 1919), hu, Pozsonyi kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Its capital is Bratislava. The region was first estab ...

, and an MP of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.

Life

Frešo was born on 21 April 1969 in Bratislava. He studied at

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU) ( sk, Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave) is the biggest and oldest university of technology in Slovakia. In the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities it was ranked in the f ...

graduated in 1992 and

University of Economics in Bratislava The University of Economics in Bratislava ( sk, Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave) is the oldest university of economics in Slovakia. History The university was established in 1940 as a private university under the name Vysoká obchodná ško ...

earning a bachelor's degree (Bc.) in 1995. From 1990 until 1992 he worked as a self-employed person offering PC work lectures. From 1993 until 2006 he was president of company. He has not been active in business since 2006.

Politics

*1992–1993, vice-chairman of ODS, later renamed KDS *2003–2005, chairman of revision and check commission of SDKÚ-DS *2005–2006, vice-chairman for interior in DS *2006, member of presidium of SDKÚ-DS (after DS merged with SDKÚ) *17 June 2006 – elected member of National Council of the Slovak Republic for SDKÚ-DS *28 November 2009 – elected chairman of

*19 May 2012 – elected chairman of SDKÚ-DS *23 November 2013 – re-elected chairman of

Chairman of SDKÚ-DS

Frešo announced his candidacy on 18 April 2012, a month before elections. In election campaign Frešo blamed his rival

Lucia Žitňanská Lucia Žitňanská (born 3 June 1964) is a Slovak politician and member of Most–Híd. She served as Minister of Justice in the third government of Robert Fico from 2016–2018. In 2006 she served as deputy prime minister and Minister of Jus ...

for party's setback in last elections.http://www.sme.sk/c/6372855/freso-vinu-za-neuspech-sdku-nesie-aj-zitnanska.html Frešo was considered to be candidate of regions, while Žitňanská had strong position in Bratislava. The third candidate

Viliam Novotný Viliam Novotný (born 13 March 1973 in Košice) is a Slovak neurosurgeon and politician. In 2002–2016 he served as a member of the National Council. For most of his political career, he was a member of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Un ...

announced candidacy shortly before election. Frešo won in the first round, but his 178 votes were insufficient for victory, so a second round took place. Two candidates advanced in second round, Frešo won distinctly with 242 votes against 142 votes for Žitňanská.

References

External links

Official webpage (Slovak)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freso, Pavol 1969 births Living people Governors of Bratislava Region Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2006-2010 Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2010-2012 Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2012-2016 Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party politicians Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) politicians Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava alumni University of Economics in Bratislava alumni People from Bratislava