Monika Benová
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Monika Flašíková-Beňová is a member of the European Parliament
from the party Smer in Slovakia
. She is a member of the Party of European Socialists.
She presently serves on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
party in Slovakia. Having been elected to the Slovakian Parliament on October 15 of 2002, she got involved in the Committee for European Integration, which she directed. After that she took part in the Joint Parliamentary Committee between the European Parliament and the Slovakian one. She was observer at the European Parliament from 2003 to 2004. In the European Parliament Elections of 2004
, she became member of the European Parliament. She was re-elected in the European Parliament Elections of 2009
, receiving the most personal preference votes of any candidate in Slovakia.
.
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
from the party Smer in Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. She is a member of the Party of European Socialists.
She presently serves on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
Career
She directed several companies between 1992-1999. In 1999 she became vicechairwoman of Smer, a socialdemocraticSocial democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
party in Slovakia. Having been elected to the Slovakian Parliament on October 15 of 2002, she got involved in the Committee for European Integration, which she directed. After that she took part in the Joint Parliamentary Committee between the European Parliament and the Slovakian one. She was observer at the European Parliament from 2003 to 2004. In the European Parliament Elections of 2004
European Parliament election, 2004 (Slovakia)
The European Parliament election of 2004 in Slovakia was the election of MEP representing Slovakia constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. The vote took place on June 13. The turnout was lowest of any country in the European...
, she became member of the European Parliament. She was re-elected in the European Parliament Elections of 2009
European Parliament election, 2009 (Slovakia)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Slovakia was the election of the delegation from Slovakia to the European Parliament in 2009.The turnout, although increased compared to the previous election, was 19.63%, the lowest of any nation involved in the election.-Division of Seats:The system of...
, receiving the most personal preference votes of any candidate in Slovakia.
Personal life
She is married to businessman Fedor Flašík and stood for election as Monika Flašíková-Beňová in the 2009 electionsEuropean Parliament election, 2009 (Slovakia)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Slovakia was the election of the delegation from Slovakia to the European Parliament in 2009.The turnout, although increased compared to the previous election, was 19.63%, the lowest of any nation involved in the election.-Division of Seats:The system of...
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