Irena Belohorská
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Irena Belohorská is a Slovak
politician
and former Member of the European Parliament with the Ludova strana - Hnutie za demokraticke Slovensko, and is therefore a Non-Inscrit
in the European Parliament
.
She sits on its Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
, and is a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs
and a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America.
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Slovakia)
Politics of Slovakia
Politics of Slovakia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, with a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in the parliament and it can be exerced in some cases also by the government or directly by citizens. Executive power is exercised by the...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and former Member of the European Parliament with the Ludova strana - Hnutie za demokraticke Slovensko, and is therefore a Non-Inscrit
Non-Inscrits
Non-Inscrits are Members of the European Parliament who do not sit in one of the recognized political groups....
in the European Parliament
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...
.
She sits on its Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is a committee of the European Parliament. It has 68 members and a secretariat of 10 administrators. Its chairman is...
, and is a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs (EU)
The Committee on Foreign Affairs , previously called Political Affairs, is a committee of the European Parliament...
and a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America.
Education
- 1976: Certificate of postgraduate study, grade one, in gynaecologyGynaecologyGynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
and obstetrics - 1982: Certificate of postgraduate study in clinical oncology
- 1992: European School of Oncology
Career
- 1973-1976: Doctor's assistant
- 1977-1983: National Oncological Institute
- 1983-1986: Expert doctor, Tunis
- 1986-2002: Head doctor of the Preventive Centre at the National Oncological Institute
- 1992-1993: Head of a faculty hospital
- 1993: Head of the Office of the Ministry of Defence
- 1993: State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 1993-1994: Minister of Health
- 1993: Member of HZDS (Movement for a Democratic Slovakia)
- 1996: Chairwoman of a town organisation of HZDS
- 1999: Member of the European Democrat Group at the Council of EuropeCouncil of EuropeThe Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
- 1992: Member of the Federal Assembly of the Czechoslovak Federal Republic
- 1994-2004: Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
- 1994-1998: Vice-Chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee
- 1994-1998: Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee for European Integration
- 2002-2004: Vice-Chairwoman of the Human Rights Committee
- 1994-2004: Member of the Permanent Delegation of the National Council of the Slovak Republic to the Council of EuropeCouncil of EuropeThe Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
- 1994-2002: Member of the Delegation to the Western European Union
- 1994-2002: Member of the Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
- 1997-1999: Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health of the Council of EuropeCouncil of EuropeThe Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
- 2003: Chairwoman of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee of the Council of EuropeCouncil of EuropeThe Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
Decorations
- 1994: Awarded the decoration 'Rad A Hlinku I stupňa' (Order of Andrej Hlinka, First Class) in
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Slovakia)
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...