Miriam Lexmann | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 1 February 2020 | |
Constituency | Slovakia |
Personal details | |
Born | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 2 December 1972
Political party | Christian Democratic Movement (since 2016) |
Spouse | |
Alma mater | Comenius University |
Website | https://lexmann.eu/ |
Miriam Lexmann (born 2 December 1972) is a Slovak politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament since February 2020 and member of the Christian Democratic Movement.
Lexmann was born to Eugen and Marta Lexmann in Bratislava, Slovakia. She has three sisters. [1] Lexmann is of German descent: Her great-uncle, Mikuláš Jozef Lexmann, came to central Slovakia in 1853. [2]
Upon graduation from university, Lexmann worked for the political non-profit International Republican Institute (IRI). [3] She is dedicated to the impact of misinformation on public opinion. [4]
During the 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia, Lexmann received 27,833 preferential votes and remained in second place, thus being elected as a member of the European Parliament. [5] Despite this, she would assume the mandate only after Brexit. [6] Regarding the situation, Lexmann said: "I can't say I'm looking forward to Brexit. I see a higher interest in Brexit not happening." [7] She initially wanted to work at her previous workplace, [8] but started working in the faction of the European People's Party after Brexit. [9] She became a full member of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and was included as a substitute in the European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE). [10] Lexmann took the oath on 16 February 2020. [11]
In November 2023, she declared that she is considering candidacy in the 2024 Slovak presidential election. [12]
Lexmann got engaged to Christian Democratic Movement Milan Majerský in August 2020. [13] Their wedding took place after the ecclesiastical court found that his first marriage was declared null and void. [14] They got married in the church of Our Lady of the Snow in Bratislava. [15]
In March 2021, Lexmann was placed on China's sanctions list along with ten European politicians and academics, thus banned from doing business in China. She stated: "What I'm worried about is that the sanctions could directly hurt people from China that I'm in contact with". [16]