Miriam Lexmann

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Miriam Lexmann
Miriam Lexmann in 2024
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 February 2020
ConstituencySlovakia
Personal details
Born (1972-12-02) 2 December 1972 (age 51)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Political partyChristian Democratic Movement (since 2016)
Spouse
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(m. 2020)​
Alma materComenius University
Websitehttps://lexmann.eu/

Miriam Lexmann (born 2 December 1972) is a Slovak politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament since February 2020 and member of the Christian Democratic Movement.

Early life and education[edit]

Lexmann was born to Eugen and Marta Lexmann in Bratislava, Slovakia. She has three sisters.[1] Lexmann is of German descent: Her great-uncle, Mikuláš Jozef Lexmann, came to central Slovakia in 1853.[2]

Upon graduation from university, Lexmann worked for the political non-profit International Republican Institute (IRI).[3] She is dedicated to the impact of misinformation on public opinion.[4]

Political career[edit]

During the 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia, Lexmann received 27,833 preferential votes and remained in second place, thus being elected as a member of the European Parliament.[5] Despite this, she would assume the mandate only after Brexit.[6] Regarding the situation, Lexmann said: "I can't say I'm looking forward to Brexit. I see a higher interest in Brexit not happening."[7] She initially wanted to work at her previous workplace,[8] but started working in the faction of the European People's Party after Brexit.[9] She became a full member of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and was included as a substitute in the European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).[10] Lexmann took the oath on 16 February 2020.[11]

In November 2023, she declared that she is considering candidacy in the 2024 Slovak presidential election. [12]

Personal life[edit]

Lexmann got engaged to Christian Democratic Movement Milan Majerský in August 2020.[13] Their wedding took place after the ecclesiastical court found that his first marriage was declared null and void.[14] They got married in the church of Our Lady of the Snow in Bratislava.[15]

In March 2021, Lexmann was placed on China's sanctions list along with ten European politicians and academics, thus banned from doing business in China. She stated: "What I'm worried about is that the sanctions could directly hurt people from China that I'm in contact with".[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Šnídl, Vladimír (29 May 2019). "Zlo komunizmu som chápala už v detstve, keď sme sa modlili tajne, hovorí Miriam Lexmann". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ Hanus, Martin; Majchrák, Jozef (21 May 2019). "Ako sa bojuje o kresťanského voliča (reportáž)". Denník Postoj (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Šírenie dezinformácií nepozná geografické hranice". medialnavychova.sk. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Interview s M. Lexmann: Ide o prežitie slobodného demokratického sveta". teraz.sk. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Definitívne výsledky hlasovania". volbysr.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 29 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Voľby do Európskeho parlamentu mali pokojný priebeh, volebná účasť dosiahla 22,74 percenta". National Council of Slovakia (in Slovak). 27 May 2019.
  7. ^ "KDH sa v prípade brexitového mandátu obráti na Ústavný súd". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 31 May 2019.
  8. ^ Urban, Pavel (28 May 2019). "Miriam Lexmann: Nechcem brexit len preto, aby som mala mandát". sita.sk (in Slovak).
  9. ^ Morgan, Sam (31 May 2019). "Post Brexit Parliament: Winners and losers". Euractiv. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Miriam Lexmann sa stala členkou Výboru pre zahraničnú politiku". Denník Postoj (in Slovak). Bratislava: Postoj Press. 5 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Miriam Lexmann z KDH sa po brexite stane europoslankyňou". Denník Postoj (in Slovak). Bratislava: Postoj Press. 29 January 2020.
  12. ^ Brezáni, Juraj (14 November 2023). "Konzervatívni kandidáti na prezidenta KDH uvažuje o Lexmann a o Karasovi. Krajniak do boja nevstúpi, zrejme ani Palko". Konzervatívny denník Postoj. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  13. ^ Frank, Michal (8 July 2020). "Župan Majerský sa zasnúbil s europoslankyňou Lexmann". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press.
  14. ^ Takáč, Adam (8 July 2020). "Svadba v KDH/Miriam Lexmann a Milan Majerský uzavrú manželstvo". Denník Postoj (in Slovak).
  15. ^ Ogurčáková, Jana (16 August 2020). "Prešovský župan Majerský sa oženil s europoslankyňou Lexmann". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press.
  16. ^ Tóda, Mirek (22 March 2021). "Čína uvalila na europoslankyňu Lexmann sankcie. Nepáči sa jej, že EÚ reaguje na útlak Ujgurov". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press.
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