Edita Angyalová
{{Short description|Slovak politician (born 1979)}}
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| termstart = 15 October 2002
| term_end = 30 April 2007
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| birth_place = Košice, Czechoslovakia
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| alma_mater = University of Economics in Bratislava
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Edita Angyalová (born 8 August 1979) is a Slovak entrepreneur, manager with 20+years of experience, and an ex-politician, former MP of the National Council.
Political career
In 2002, she was elected to parliament on the Direction – Slovak Social Democracy list at the age of 23 after winning an essay competition organized by the party while still studying business at the University of Economics in Bratislava along with another winner Róbert Madej.{{Cite web |title=Do parlamentu sa dá dostať i súťažou |url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/678651/do-parlamentu-sa-da-dostat-i-sutazou.html |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=domov.sme.sk |language=sk |archive-date=2022-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926210414/https://domov.sme.sk/c/678651/do-parlamentu-sa-da-dostat-i-sutazou.html |url-status=live }} She was not reelected in the 2006 Slovak parliamentary election, but gained a mandate as a replacement for Marek Maďarič, who gave up his mandate to serve as the Minister of Culture. On 30 April 2007, she gave up her mandate and left politics to pursue a career in the private sector.{{Cite web |title=Angyalová sa vzdala poslaneckého postu v NR SR |url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/3278863/angyalova-sa-vzdala-poslaneckeho-postu-v-nr-sr.html |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=domov.sme.sk |language=sk |archive-date=2022-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926210414/https://domov.sme.sk/c/3278863/angyalova-sa-vzdala-poslaneckeho-postu-v-nr-sr.html |url-status=live }} In 2012, she became the first female Slovak (ex-) politician to come out as gay, admitting negative spotlight on her personal life also added to her decision to quit politics.{{Cite web |date=2012-06-28 |title=Exposlankyňa Angyalová: Keby mohli, tak by sa s partnerkou vzali |url=https://www1.pluska.sk/spravy/z-domova/exposlankyna-angyalova-keby-mohli-tak-partnerkou-vzali |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=www1.pluska.sk |language=sk |archive-date=2022-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926210415/https://www1.pluska.sk/spravy/z-domova/exposlankyna-angyalova-keby-mohli-tak-partnerkou-vzali |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Horúce otázky |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20045245/horuce-otazky.html |website=spectator.sme.sk |access-date=26 September 2022 |language=en |date=15 November 2012 |archive-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828103315/https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20045245/horuce-otazky.html |url-status=live }}
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Category:Direction – Social Democracy politicians
Category:Politicians from Košice
Category:Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2002-2006
Category:Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2006-2010
Category:Women members of the National Council (Slovakia)
Category:Slovak LGBTQ politicians