Ondrej Dostál Explained

Ondrej Dostál
Office:Member of the National Council of Slovakia
Termstart:23 March 2016
Termstart1:8 July 2010
Termend1:4 April 2012
Office2:Chairman of Civic Conservative Party
Termstart2:6 April 2012
Predecessor2:Peter Zajac
Birth Date:5 April 1971
Birth Place:Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Party:Civic Conservative Party
Democratic Party
Education:Comenius University

Ondrej Dostál (born 5 April 1971 in Bratislava)[1] is a Slovak politician and former journalist, currently serving as member of the National Council of Slovakia in the caucus of Freedom and Solidarity and the chairman of the Civic Conservative Party.

Early life

Dostál graduated from Philosophy and Sociology studies at the Comenius University in 1997. He worked as a journalist for Sme as a student. In late 2000s, Dostál later studied law at a Comenius University campus in Galanta, which was accused of allowing paying students to avoid university admission process and not having proper accreditation.[2] He eventually graduated in 2013.[3]

Political career

Dostál was a member of the Democratic Party until 2001, after which he co-founded the Civic Conservative Party. Dostál was involved in regional and Bratislava city politics between 2002 and 2022.[4]

In 2010, Dostál was elected to the National Council of the list of Most–Híd party. In 2016 and again in 2020, he was elected on the list of Freedom and Solidarity party.[5] Between March and October 2022, he served as a State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Osobný profil Ondrej Dostál. Aktuality.sk. 7 November 2022. sk.
  2. Web site: Ján. Glovičko. Študent práva Dostál: Pre Kaskády neodídem. Sme. Petit Press. 7 November 2022. sk.
  3. Web site: Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK. Comenius University. 7 November 2022. sk.
  4. Web site: Tváre OKS. OKS. 7 November 2022. sk.
  5. Web site: Ondrej Dostál. Sme. Petit Press. 7 November 2022. sk.
  6. Web site: Simona. Kantorová. Dostál sa po odchode z rezortu spravodlivosti vráti do parlamentu: Náhradu namiesto mňa minister nemá, reaguje. Plus Noviny. TV JOJ. 21 September 2022. 7 November 2022. sk.