Daniel Lipšic
Daniel Lipšic (born 8 July 1973) is a Slovak politician and Jurist. He is a former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice and former Minister of Interior. Until 28 May 2012 he was a member of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), in which he served as vice-president and a Member of Parliament. Through his legal and political career, he is noted for his hard-line stance regarding officials from the former communist Czechoslovak regime, as well as crimes committed during this period. A public anti-corruption activist, he is outspoken against perceived corruption in the political or financial sphere.
Daniel Lipšic | |
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| Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic | |
| In office 4 April 2012 – 1 October 2016 | |
| Constituency | Slovak Republic at large |
| In office 7 February 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| 10th Minister of Interior of Slovakia | |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Kaliňák |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kaliňák |
| 5th Minister of Justice of Slovakia | |
| In office 15 October 2002 – 7 February 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ján Čarnogurský |
| Succeeded by | Lucia Žitňanská |
| Special Prosecutor of the Slovak Republic | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dušan Kováčik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1973 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Movement (1998-2012) Nová väčšina – Dohoda (2012-) |
| Spouse | Beáta Oravcová |
| Children | Alexander Peter |
| Alma mater | Comenius University in Bratislava University of Minnesota Georgetown University Harvard Law School |
| Website | www |
In May 2012, in the aftermath of the electoral defeat of the Radičová cabinet, Lipšic together with Jana Žitňanská and Gabor Grendel, left the KDH and formed a new political party called NOVA (Slovak: Nová väčšina – Dohoda). He currently serves as its president. Daniel Lipšic has consistently been ranked as one of the most trusted politicians in Slovakia.