Jaroslav Baška

Jaroslav Baška (born 5 April 1975 in Považská Bystrica) is a Slovak politician. Baška has served as a member of the National Council in the Direction – Slovak Social Democracy caucus since 2002. In addition, he has been the governor of Trenčín Region since 2013. In 2008-2010, he served as the Minister of Defense.

Jaroslav Baška
Member of the National Council
In office
15 October 2002 – 4 July 2006
Assumed office
8 July 2010
Minister of Defense of Slovakia
In office
30 January 2008 – 8 July 2010
Personal details
Born (1975-04-05) 5 April 1975
Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political partyDirection – Slovak Social Democracy
SpouseZuzana Bašková
Children3
EducationUniversity of Žilina

Early life

Baška studied electrical engineering at the University of Žilina graduating in 1998. Following the graduation until his entry to politics, he worked at the tire manufacturer Matador.[1]

Political career

National politics

Baška was first elected to parliament in 2002 and is still a member. Between 2006 and 2010, he was a member of the government, first as a State Secretary at the Ministry of Defense and since 2008 as the Minister of Defense.[2]

Baška as the Defense minister, meeting his Slovenian counterpart Ljubica Jelušič.

Local and regional politics

In 2003-2006, Baška served as a mayor of the Dohňany village. Since 2013, he has served as the Governor of the Trenčín region.[3]

Personal life

Baška is married and has three children.[2] He enjoys cycling and often campaigns on his bicycle before elections.[4]

References
  1. "Úrad vlády Slovenskej republiky / Jaroslav Baška". archiv.vlada.gov.sk.
  2. "Jaroslav Baška - predseda Trenčianskeho samosprávneho kraja - www.sme.sk". www.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  3. Kern, Miro (2022-10-19). "Prieskum: Župné voľby v Trenčíne majú jasného favorita – Jaroslava Bašku". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  4. Teraz.sk (2013-07-01). "J. Baška odštartoval cyklistickú kampaň po Trenčianskom kraji". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
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