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{{Short description|Slovak economist and politician (born 1958)}}
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|name = Eugen Jurzyca
|name = Eugen Jurzyca
|image = Eugen Jurzyca (cropped).jpg
|image = Eugen Jurzyca (cropped).jpg
|caption = Jurzyca in 2011
|office = Minister of Education of [[Slovakia]]
|office = Member of the [[European Parliament]] for [[Slovakia]]
|term_start = 2010
|term_start = 1 July 2019
|office2 = Member of the [[National Council of the Slovak Republic]]
|office2 = Member of the [[National Council of the Slovak Republic]]
|term_start2 = 2010
|term_start2 = 1 July 2014
|term_end2 = 30 June 2019
|office3 = Minister of Education of [[Slovakia]]
|term_start3 = 9 July 2010
|term_end3 = 4 April 2012
|predecessor3 = [[Ján Mikolaj]]
|successor3 = [[Dušan Čaplovič]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|2|8}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|2|8}}
|birth_place = [[Bratislava]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
|birth_place = [[Bratislava]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
|party = [[Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party]]
|party = [[Freedom and Solidarity|SaS]], [[European Conservatives and Reformists]]
|alma_mater = [[University of Economics in Bratislava]]<br>[[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]]
|alma_mater = {{plainlist}}
* [[University of Economics in Bratislava]]
* [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]]
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}}
}}


'''Eugen Jurzyca''' (born 8 February 1958) is a [[Slovak people|Slovak]] [[politician]]. During the period of [[Iveta Radičová]] government (8 July 2010 4 April 2012) served as the Minister of Education of [[Slovakia]]. He is the recipient of the Order of Ludovít Štúr of the second class, awarded in 2005 by the [[President of Slovakia]]. In February 2012, one month before the [[Slovak parliamentary election, 2012|parliamentary election]], Jurzyca became a member of [[Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party]] (SDKÚ-DS). In January 2015 he became a member of [[Freedom and Solidarity]] (SaS).<ref>{{cite web|title=DOBRÉ SPRÁVY SA EŠTE NEMINULI|url=https://www.facebook.com/stranasas/photos/a.87995492230.93394.71030757230/10152552084727231/?type=1|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
'''Eugen Jurzyca''' (born 8 February 1958) is a [[Slovak people|Slovak]] [[economist]] and a [[politician]] who has been a [[List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2009–14|Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) for [[Slovakia]] and has served as a Member of the Bureau of the [[European Conservatives and Reformists Group]] since [[Members of the European Parliament 2019–2024|July 2019]]. During the period of [[Iveta Radičová]] government (8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012) he served as the Minister of Education of Slovakia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/39535/2/eugen_jurzyca.html|title=Eugen Jurzyca|date=14 July 2010 |publisher=The Slovak Spectator|access-date=2012-02-26}}</ref> After the [[2014 European Parliament election in Slovakia]], he replaced outgoing Member of the Parliament (MP) and became MP for [[Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party]] (SDKÚ-DS). In January 2015 he became a member of [[Freedom and Solidarity]] (SaS) and was re-elected as MP in [[2016 Slovak parliamentary election|2016]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=DOBRÉ SPRÁVY SA EŠTE NEMINULI| website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/stranasas/photos/a.87995492230.93394.71030757230/10152552084727231/?type=1|access-date=14 January 2015}}</ref> Jurzyca is well-known for promoting public debt reduction, evidence-based policymaking and favorable business environment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eugen Jurzyca – V Bruseli za Slovensko|website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/eugen.jurzyca.sk/about/}}</ref>


==Biography==
== Biography ==
From 1984 to 1987, Jurzyca was a member of the Czechoslovak Football Commission. In 1993, he trained at the [[United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division]], the [[Federal Trade Commission]] and the [[World Bank]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ineko.sk/files/project_ukraine_policy_briefs_cv_jurzyca.pdf|title=Eugen Jurzyca|publisher=INEKO|accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref> He was later a member of the panel at the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] in [[Kiev, Ukraine]] and at the [[European Commission]] "Baltic Booster Conference". In 1996 and 1997, Jurzyca was a panel member at OECD seminars for competition in [[Almaty, Kazakhstan]], Kiev and [[Istanbul, Turkey]]. From 1998 to 1999, he was a member of the faculty at the [[University of Economics in Bratislava]], his alma mater, and the [[Comenius University in Bratislava]]. Later positions include serving as consultant for the World Bank and a member of the Government Economic Council.
At the turn of 1999 and 2000, he co-founded Slovak economic think-tank INEKO, Business Alliance of Slovakia (PAS) and Slovak branch of [[Transparency International]]. Later positions include Member of the Bank Board of the Slovak National Bank, Deputy Chairman of the Antimonopoly Office and a member of the Government Economic Council. He is the recipient of the highest state honor, Order of Ľudovít Štúr of the second class, awarded in 2005 by the [[President of Slovakia]]. He was a member of the panel at the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] in [[Kyiv, Ukraine]] and at the [[European Commission]] "Baltic Booster Conference". In 1996 and 1997, Jurzyca was a panel member at OECD seminars for competition in [[Almaty, Kazakhstan]], Kyiv and [[Istanbul, Turkey]].


== Personal life ==
Jurzyca was elected to the [[National Council of the Slovak Republic]]. Soon after, he was selected to be Minister of Education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/39535/2/eugen_jurzyca.html|title=Eugen Jurzyca|publisher=The Slovak Spectator|accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Eugen Jurzyca is married with two children.
Eugen Jurzyca is married with two children.


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[Slovak politics]]
* [[Slovak politics]]
* [[Government of Slovakia]]
* [[Government of Slovakia]]


==References==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Bratislava]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
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Revision as of 19:13, 15 May 2024

Eugen Jurzyca
Jurzyca in 2011
Member of the European Parliament for Slovakia
Assumed office
1 July 2019
Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
In office
1 July 2014 – 30 June 2019
Minister of Education of Slovakia
In office
9 July 2010 – 4 April 2012
Preceded byJán Mikolaj
Succeeded byDušan Čaplovič
Personal details
Born (1958-02-08) February 8, 1958 (age 66)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Political partySaS, European Conservatives and Reformists
Alma mater

Eugen Jurzyca (born 8 February 1958) is a Slovak economist and a politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Slovakia and has served as a Member of the Bureau of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group since July 2019. During the period of Iveta Radičová government (8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012) he served as the Minister of Education of Slovakia.[1] After the 2014 European Parliament election in Slovakia, he replaced outgoing Member of the Parliament (MP) and became MP for Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (SDKÚ-DS). In January 2015 he became a member of Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and was re-elected as MP in 2016.[2] Jurzyca is well-known for promoting public debt reduction, evidence-based policymaking and favorable business environment.[3]

Biography

At the turn of 1999 and 2000, he co-founded Slovak economic think-tank INEKO, Business Alliance of Slovakia (PAS) and Slovak branch of Transparency International. Later positions include Member of the Bank Board of the Slovak National Bank, Deputy Chairman of the Antimonopoly Office and a member of the Government Economic Council. He is the recipient of the highest state honor, Order of Ľudovít Štúr of the second class, awarded in 2005 by the President of Slovakia. He was a member of the panel at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Kyiv, Ukraine and at the European Commission "Baltic Booster Conference". In 1996 and 1997, Jurzyca was a panel member at OECD seminars for competition in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Kyiv and Istanbul, Turkey.

Personal life

Eugen Jurzyca is married with two children.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eugen Jurzyca". The Slovak Spectator. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  2. ^ "DOBRÉ SPRÁVY SA EŠTE NEMINULI". Facebook. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Eugen Jurzyca – V Bruseli za Slovensko". Facebook.