Daniel Lipšic
Daniel Lipšic | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 15 October 2002 – 7 February 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ján Čarnogurský |
| Succeeded by | Lucia Žitňanská |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 4 April 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Kaliňák |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kaliňák |
| Special Prosecutor of Slovakia | |
| In office 15 February 2021 – 20 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dušan Kováčik |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 4 April 2012 – 1 October 2016 | |
| In office 7 February 2006 – 8 July 2010 | |
| Chairman of New Majority | |
| In office 25 October 2012 – 30 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Gábor Grendel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1973 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Movement (1998-2012) New Majority (2012-2017) |
| Spouse | Beáta Oravcová |
| Children | Alexander Peter |
| Alma mater | Comenius University in Bratislava University of Minnesota Georgetown University Harvard Law School |
| Website | www |
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.
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.