Marek Krajčí (born 24 March 1974) is a Slovak politician.

Marek Krajčí
Minister of Health
In office
21 March 2020 – 12 March 2021
PresidentZuzana Čaputová
Preceded byPeter Pellegrini
Succeeded byEduard Heger (acting)
Vladimír Lengvarský
Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
In office
23 March 2016 – 21 March 2020
Personal details
Born (1974-03-24) 24 March 1974 (age 50)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Political partyOrdinary People
SpouseKamila Krajčíová
Children6

Krajčí served as deputy in the National Council from 2016 to 2020 for the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities.[1][2] Following his resignation, he returned to the parliament.[3]

Amidst pressure from the public and rival political parties on 11 March 2021, he announced his intentions to resign as Minister of Health of Slovakia.[4]

Political career

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2016 and 2020 Slovak parliamentary elections

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Krajčí ran 2016 Slovak parliamentary election from fourth place as an independent OĽaNO candidate.[5] He received 31,781 preferential votes and was elected as a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.[6]

During the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Krajčí received 143rd place on the OĽANO candidate list.[7] He received 35,515[8] preferential votes and was elected.[9] On 21 October 2020, Krajčí served as Minister of Health of Slovakia in Matovič's Cabinet.[10]

Minister of Health

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In 2020, Krajčí managed to enforce a strict curfew and approve a COVID-19 machine.[11] However, the situation did not improve for two months as expected.[12]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Krajčí deployed Peter Stachura to manage the reprofiling of the hospital bed pool.[13] Krajčí made sure affordable health care for people with COVID-19 by gradually sending the hospital bed pool and managing patient transfers.[14]

Together with Igor Matovič, Krajčí secured the Russian Sputnik V vaccine for Slovakia, which they welcomed together at Košice Airport on 1 March 2020.[15] This escalated long-standing tensions between the main representatives of the coalition and finally led to the outbreak of a government crisis.[16]

Personal life

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Krajčí is the author of various Christian music, including three albums of praise and worship and one children's album. He was also the editor-in-chief of the magazine Step of Christians in Society.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Ministerstvo zdravotníctva Slovenskej republiky". Slovakia Ministry of Health. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Marek Krajčí - Minister zdravotníctva". SME (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Marek Krajci Returns to Parliament as MP for OLaNO". Tlačová Agentúra Slovenskej Republiky. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Minúta po minúte: Krajčí končí ako minister, Matovič to považuje za absurdné". SME (in Slovak). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Kandidátna listina". OĽaNO (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 19 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Voľby do Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky 2016". volby.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 29 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Kandidátna listina OĽANO 2020". Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (in Slovak).
  8. ^ "Voľby do Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky - Pridelenie mandátov kandidátom na poslancov". volby.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 29 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Marek Krajčí". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Vymenovania a odvolania". President of Slovakia Official Website (in Slovak). 22 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Stanovisko ministra zdravotníctva Mareka Krajčího k aktuálnej epidemiologickej situácii a opatreniam". Ministry of Health Slovakia (in Slovak). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Slovensko je aktuálne najhoršie na svete v týždennom počte úmrtí na covid-19 v prepočte na počet obyvateľov". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Druhý štátny tajomník na MZ SR bude Peter Stachura". Ministry of Health Slovakia (in Slovak). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Štátny tajomník Stachura navštívil "červenú" nemocnicu v Galante". Ministry of Health Slovakia (in Slovak). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Na Slovensko dorazilo lietadlo s vakcínou Sputnik V, Krajčí jej udelí výnimku". Radio and Television of Slovakia (in Slovak). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  16. ^ Mikušovič, Dušan; Kern, Miro; Gehrerová, Rita (3 March 2021). "Prepukla koaličná kríza: Sulík žiada rekonštrukciu vlády a rokoval s prezidentkou, do paláca mieri aj Remišová". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Marek Krajčí | Naša Voľba". nasavolba.sk (in Slovak). 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016.