Curriculum vitae
| Nationality: | Slovak |
| Birth date and place: | 24 July 1966, Bratislava |
| Marital status: | Married, three children |
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Education/Studies/Courses: |
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| 1984 - 1985 | University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 1985 - 1990 | Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russia |
| 1990 | Comenius University, Faculty of Law, Bratislava (Doctor of Law – JUDr.) |
| 1990 | Université d´Eté de Perpignan, France |
| 1991 | Stanford University, Hoover Institution, Stanford, USA |
| 1992 | L´Alliance française, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 1996 | Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg, Austria |
| 1996 - 2000 | Comenius University, Faculty of Law, Bratislava (postgraduate studies in international/European law – PhD.) |
| 2000 | Ulpan Akiva, Netanya, Israel |
| 2000 | Dale Carnegie Associates, Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Professional career: |
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| 1990 | Advisor to the first Deputy Foreign Minister, Czech and Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1991 - 1992 | Third Secretary and Consul, Embassy of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 1992 | Deputy Chief of Mission and Second Secretary, Embassy of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Ottawa, Canada |
| 1995 | EU and NATO countries department, Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1996 | Deputy Director – EU and NATO countries department, Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1997 | Deputy Director – Foreign Minister's Office |
| 1998 | Director – Foreign Minister's Office |
| 1998 | Deputy Head of Mission, Counsellor, Slovak Mission to the EU, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1999 | Ambassador, Slovak Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2002 | Director General, Bilateral Cooperation Section, Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2003 | Director General, European Affairs Section, Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2004 | Ambassador. Slovak Permanent Representative to the EU |
| 01.10.2009 - 08.02.2010 | Member of the European Commission responsible for Education, Training, Culture and Youth |
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09.02.2010 - |
Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration
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16.10.2012 - |
Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration and Health and Consumer Policy (interim) |
| 24.05.2014 | Elected as a Member of the European Parliament with the highest voters´ support among all Slovak candidates to the EP |
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Publications:
Driving the EU forward – summary of 5 years’ experience in the position of the EC Vice-President in charge of inter-institutional relations and administration (2010-2014) |
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| Awards:
Chatam Sofer Medal for promotion of Slovak-Israeli relations |
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| Language skills:
English, French, Russian, German |
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| Special interests:
Sport (tennis, jogging, skiing), biographies |
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