Alojz Hlina

Alojz Hlina
Born (1970-10-22) 22 October 1970 (age 53)
Occupations
  • politician
  • businessman
Known for

Alojz Hlina (born 22 October 1970) is a Slovak businessman and politician. He is an independent member of National Council elected through SASKA list. Hlina was also a member from 2012 to 2014 independent from OL'aNO list and was chairman of KDH from 2016 to 2020.[1]

Early life and education

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Hlina began studying at Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. After the Velvet Revolution, he became the first manager of the Slovak University Union. Hlina later engaged in business in the field of gastronomy.[2]

Political career

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Between 1998 and 2005, Hlina was a statutory member of the SMD,[3] occasionally organised protest actions on current topics with his fellow members.[4]

Hlina was elected member of National Council during the 2012 Slovak parliamentary election. He ran for the position from the ninth place candidate of the OĽaNO party as a manager, farmer, and activist. However, the same year in October, Hlina resigned from the parliamentary club and worked as an unclassified deputy.[5] On 2 September 2014, he became a member of the Citizens of Slovakia party.[6]

Christian Democratic Movement

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Hlina joined Christian Democratic Movement in 2015[7] and finished 70th place during the parliamentary elections one year later.[8] However, the movement did not make it to the parliament for the first time.

In June 2016, Hlina became chairman of KDH, receiving 220 votes at the party congress.[9] Two years later, he defended his position when he received 233 votes against Richard Vašečka's 101 votes.[10] Hlina resigned from the position of party chairman on 2 March 2020 after KDH was eliminated the parliamentary elections, when it only received 4.65% votes and did not advance to the Slovak National Council.[11]

Civic activist

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On 31 August 2012, Hlina brought a historic Soviet tank to the villa where Vasil Biľak lived. He alluded to Biľak's signature on said invitation letter, which is related to the entry of Warsaw Pact troops into their territory on 21 August 1968.[12]

On 15 September 2015, Pohotovosť started to build a wall in front of the non-bank company in Bratislava. According to his lawyer, Hlina acted according to the institute of extreme emergency, in which there is no criminal liability. However, the police detained him on the spot and accused him of the criminal act of "unauthorized interference with the right to a house, apartment, and non-residential space in conjunction with the crime of restricting personal freedom."[13] Later, Hlina accused the General Prosecutor Office for being prosecuted.[14]

Personal life

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Hlina is married to his wife, Martina, with two daughters.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Aktuality.sk. "Alojz Hlina - kandidát pre VOĽBY 2023". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. ^ "Alojz Hlina obhájil post predsedu KDH". teraz.sk (in Slovak). 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Register of Political Parties and Political Movements". ives.minv.sk.
  4. ^ "Strana mladých demokratov dnes vzala parlament "útokom"". SME (in Slovak). 20 June 2001.
  5. ^ "Alojz Hlina vystúpil z OĽaNO, Matovič mu nadával". SITA (in Slovak). 26 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Alojz Hlina zaregistroval svoju stranu Občania SR". teraz.sk (in Slovak). 2 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Poslanecký klub KDH sa rozrástol, novým členom je Hlina". SITA (in Slovak). 24 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Kandidátna listina KDH pre parlamentné voľby 2016". Denník N (in Slovak). 6 December 2015.
  9. ^ Bariak Jr., Ladislav (11 June 2016). "Alojz Hlina sa stal novým predsedom KDH". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier.
  10. ^ "Novým predsedom KDH sa stal Alojz Hlina, vyhral v prvom kole". Official website of the Christian Democratic Movement. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Krajské predsedníctvo KDH v Trenčíne nesúhlasí so zvolaním marcového snemu". Denník Postoj (in Slovak). 2 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Pred Biľakovu vilu pristavil Hlina sovietsky tank". SME (in Slovak). 31 August 2012.
  13. ^ "Zadržali poslanca Alojza Hlinu. Začali trestné stíhanie". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier. 3 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Hlina sa spája s Druckerom, vstupuje do Dobrej voľby. Tá upraví názov". Pravda (in Slovak). 15 December 2021.
  15. ^ Gehrerová, Ria (5 February 2020). "KDH prelepuje bilbordy Hlinu s rodinou, voličky mu vyčítali, že sa fotografoval s hosteskami". Denník N (in Slovak).