Deputy Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic

In October 2023 Michal Simecka was elected the Deputy Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. He is also Chair of Progressive Slovakia, a liberal political party in Slovakia. 

Michal Simecka was Member of European Parliament (July 2019-October 2023) and Vice-President of European Parliament (January 2022-October 2023), and member of the civil liberties (LIBE) and foreign affairs (AFET) committees.  

Previously he was Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Relations in Prague and adviser to the Czech minister of foreign affairs. He also served as an advisor to Members of the European Parliament. He holds a D.Phil (PhD) in Politics and International Relations from Nuffield College, University of Oxford. His academic research focused on the politics of the EU neighbourhood, EU institutional affairs and external action, and foreign policies of Central European countries. 

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