11 Notable alumni of
Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica
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The Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica is 2162nd in the world, 704th in Europe, and 5th in Slovakia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from the Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Peter Pellegrini
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- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Peter Pellegrini is a Slovak politician who served as the prime minister of Slovakia from 2018 to 2020 and Minister of Health from December 2019 to March 2020. He previously served as deputy prime minister (2016–2018) and minister for Education and Science (2014), as well as spending two years as speaker of the National Council (2014–2016). Pellegrini had been a member of Direction – Social Democracy until he left the party and founded Voice – Social Democracy in late June 2020. Currently, after the 2023 election, he serves as the chairman of the National Council.
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Luboš Blaha
- Years
- 1979-.. (age 45)
- Occupations
- politicianphilosopherpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Ľuboš Blaha is a Slovak politician, academian, post-Marxist philosopher and political scientist. He is a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, a presidium member of the left-wing populist party Direction – Slovak Social Democracy and Robert Fico's foreign-policy aide.
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Jaroslav Naď
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jaroslav Naď is a Slovak politician who served as Minister of Defence between March 2020 and May 2023, as a nominee of OĽaNO. He specialises in national security issues and previously worked with Globsec. Naď currently serves as a deputy chairman of the Democrats.
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Jozef Karika
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- writer
- Biography
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Jozef Karika is a Slovak experimental publicist and writer. He studied history and philosophy at Matej Bel's University in Banská Bystrica. He is the author of the bestseller In the shadow of Mafia. He was awarded the Prize of Literary Fund (Cena Literárneho fondu).
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Danka Barteková
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- sport shooterdiplomat
- Biography
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Danka Barteková is a Slovak skeet shooter. She has won many medals from ISSF World, European Championships and ISSF World Cups. Barteková finished 8th at Women's Skeet event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in Women's Skeet at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Barteková is a 14-time gold medalist in the Slovak Championship since 1999.
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Martin Klus
- Occupations
- political scientistpolitician
- Biography
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Martin Klus is a Slovak academic, commentator, politician and political theorist. He has a postgraduate diploma in Theory of Politics.
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Monika Beňová
- Occupations
- politician
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Monika Beňová is a Slovak politician who has been a member of the European Parliament since 2004. She is a member of the centre-left Direction-Social Democracy party SMER-SD. SMER-SD is a member of the Party of European Socialists. She presently serves on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. At the same time she serves as a Quaestor of the European Parliament and therefore she is a member of the European Parliament's Bureau. In present she has opposite views as her mother party - Smer, for example on European Union, NATO, LGBTQ rights in Slovakia, conflict in Ukraine and so on.
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Ján Richter
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ján Richter is a Slovak politician. Since 2006 he has been a member of the National Council for the SMER-SD party. From 4 April 2012 to 20 March 2020, he served as Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family.
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Henrieta Farkašová
- Occupations
- alpine skier
- Biography
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Henrieta Farkašová is a retired Slovak alpine skier, eleven-time Paralympic champion and seventeen-time world champion in the B3 (classification) category.
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Pavol Hurajt
- Occupations
- cross-country skierbiathlete
- Biography
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Pavol Hurajt is a Slovak former biathlete.
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Paulína Bátovská Fialková
- Occupations
- biathlete
- Biography
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Paulína Bátovská Fialková is a Slovak biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2012 and 2013, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and 2018 Winter Olympics. At the 2018 Winter Olympics she finished at the fifth place in the 15 km individual event.
