Juraj Blanár

Juraj Blanár
Blanár in 2023
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Assumed office
25 October 2023
Prime MinisterRobert Fico
Preceded byMiroslav Wlachovský
Deputy Speaker of the National Council
In office
21 October 2020  25 October 2023
Serving with Gábor Grendel, Milan Laurenčík and Juraj Šeliga
SpeakerBoris Kollár
Member of the National Council
In office
8 July 2010  25 October 2023
In office
15 October 2002  4 July 2006
Governor of the Žilina Region
In office
2005–2017
Preceded byJozef Tarčák
Succeeded byErika Jurinová
Personal details
Born (1966-05-19) 19 May 1966
Žilina, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Political partyDirection – Social Democracy
SpouseViera Blanárová
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Žilina (Ing.)

Juraj Blanár (born 16 May 1966) is a Slovak politician. He is currently the minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia. He served as a member of the National Council from 2002 to 2006 and again from 2010 to 2023. Blanár was a Deputy Speaker of the National Council from 2020 until 2023. Between 2005 and 2017 he served as the governor of the Žilina Region. He is a member of the Direction – Social Democracy party.