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Michal Wiezik
Slovak politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michal Wiezik (born 14 June 1979)[1] is a Slovak environmentalist and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[2]
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Early life and education
Born 14 June 1979 in Martin[3], Wiezik attended Viliam Paulíny Tóth grammar school and studied environmental protection at the Technical University in Zvolen. Following his studies, he obtained PhD. at the same university and became a professor there.[4] In August 2023, he criticised the university for admitting a far right politician Miroslav Suja to its PhD program, despite Suja having no previous track record in environmental studies.[5]
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Political career
Apart from his committee assignments, Wiezik is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development.[6] He is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.[7]
On 6 December 2021, Wiezik left Democrats to join Progressive Slovakia.[8] He later left the European People's Party to join the Renew Europe group.[9]
In the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, Wiezik won the mandate but did not enter the National Council of Slovakia, thus remained in the European Parliament.[10]
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