Monika Beňová
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Monika Beňová (born 15 August 1968) 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.
Monika Beňová | |
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Quaestor of the European Parliament | |
In office 4 July 2019 – 17 October 2023 | |
Preceded by | Catherine Bearder |
Member of the European Parliament for Slovakia | |
Assumed office 20 July 2004 | |
Member of the National Council | |
In office 15 October 2002 – 20 July 2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1968-08-15) 15 August 1968 (age 55) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
Political party | SMER-SD (1999–present) |
Spouse(s) |
Martin Beňo
(m. 1987; div. 2004)Fedor Flašík
(m. 2006; div. 2017) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Matej Bel School of Political Sciences and International Relations (PhDr.) |
Occupation | Politician |
She was recruited into politics in 1999, being one of the founding members of the Smer-SD party. Since then she has served in the National Council of the Slovak Republic as well as the European Parliament. She is known for her progressivism and left-wing views.[1][2]