Vladimír Ledecký

In the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Ledecký announced that he would give up the mandate of mayor of Spišský Hrhov.{{Cite news|title=Starosta Spišského Hrhova sa po 21 rokoch vzdáva funkcie|url=https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/22315529/starosta-spisskeho-hrhova-sa-po-21-rokoch-vzdava-funkcie.html|newspaper=Korzár|publisher=Petit Press|date=31 January 2020|access-date=2 November 2023|language=sk}}

Ledecký became known not only in Slovakia, but also abroad due to his exemplary work with the Roma community. The New York Times wrote that the village is an example of prosperity thanks to the integration of the Roma, and highlighted in particular the availability of running water and electricity, in contrast to other eastern Slovakian villages.{{Cite news|first=Rick|last=Lyman|title=Slovak Village Prospers in Partnership With Roma Residents It Once Shunned|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/world/europe/slovakia-roma-spissky-hrhov-integration.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=9 September 2017|access-date=3 November 2023|issn=0362-4331}} During his 21 years in office, he managed to make all municipal buildings and schools functional and at the same time start several successful projects.

Under his leadership, the village received many awards, such as the Mayor of the Year, Village of the Year or EU Prize for Roma inclusion among others.{{Cite web|first=Gabka|last=Koščová|title=Vladimír Ledecký: Rómovia nám vytvárajú zisky. Máme za ne kúpalisko aj pálenicu|url=https://www.heroes.sk/vladimir-ledecky-rozhovor/|website=Heroes.sk|access-date=3 November 2023|language=sk}}

Apart from the position of mayor, Ledecký was also a member of the Prešov self-governing region council for four electoral terms between 2005 and 2022. In 2013, he was elected as a deputy for the Levoča district for Direction – Social Democracy with 2,034 votes.{{Cite web|title=PhDr. Vladimír Ledecký {{!}} VÚC Prešov|url=http://www.po-kraj.sk/sk/samosprava/zastupitelstvo/poslanci/poslanci-2013-2017/phdr-vladimir-ledecky.html|url-status=dead|website=po-kraj.sk|date=27 October 2014|access-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027073149/http://www.po-kraj.sk/sk/samosprava/zastupitelstvo/poslanci/poslanci-2013-2017/phdr-vladimir-ledecky.html|archive-date=27 October 2014}} In the 2022 regional elections, he ran as a nominee of the parties KDH, We Are Family, Freedom and Solidarity, and For the People.{{Cite web|title=Kandidáti na poslancov do Zastupiteľstva PSK|url=https://www.po-kraj.sk/sk/samosprava/udaje/volby/volby-2022/kandidati-poslanci/|website=po-kraj.sk|access-date=3 November 2023}} He received 2,103 votes and was not re-elected after 17 years.{{Cite news|title=Prešovský kraj {{!}} Výsledky volieb do VÚC 2022 (župné voľby)|url=https://volby.sme.sk/volby-vuc/2022/vysledky/presovsky-kraj|newspaper=Sme|publisher=Petit Press|access-date=3 November 2023|language=sk}}

Ledecký was one of the founding members of the emerging party of former president Andrej Kiska named For the People in 2019. At its constituent assembly on 28 September 2019 in Košice, he was elected vice-chairman of the party.{{Cite web|first=Martina|last=Juhászová|title=Andrej Kiska sa stal predsedom strany Za ľudí|url=https://www.tyzden.sk/politika/58864/sledujte-s-nami-ustanovujuci-snem-strany-za-ludi/|website=Týždeň|date=28 September 2019|access-date=3 November 2023|language=sk}} In 2020, Ledecký was the state secretary for regional development at the newly-established Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of Slovakia.{{Cite web|title=Štátnymi tajomníkmi na novom ministerstve budú Antal a Ledecký|url=https://www.teraz.sk/ekonomika/vlada-statnymi-tajomnikmi-na-mirri/477710-clanok.html|website=Teraz.sk|date=1 July 2020|access-date=3 November 2023|language=sk}} At the beginning of April 2021, Ledecký resigned from the post of state secretary at his own request, because he did not find support for his intentions in the leadership of the ministry and bought back his mandate as a member of the National Council. {{Cite web|first=Andrej|last=Bán|title=Bývalý štátny tajomník Ledecký: Pri konkrétnych veciach som zistil, aké rozdielne názory s Remišovou máme|url=https://dennikn.sk/2344106/byvaly-statny-tajomnik-ledecky-pri-konkretnych-veciach-som-zistil-ake-rozdielne-nazory-s-remisovou-mame/|website=Denník N|publisher=N Press|date=8 April 2021|access-date=3 November 2023|language=sk}}

In 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, Ledecký ran from the 16th place on the candidate list of the Freedom and Solidarity party.{{Cite web|title=Richard Sulík: Naše vlády sa rozpadávajú, lebo nám chýba Ficovo lepidlo|url=https://standard.sk/400108/richard-sulik-nase-vlady-sa-rozpadavaju-lebo-nam-chyba-ficovo-lepidlo|website=Štandard|access-date=3 November 2023|language=sk}} He received 16,300 preferential votes and finished in 9th place after preferential voting was taken into account.{{Cite web|title=Zvolení poslanci do NR SR {{!}} Parlamentné voľby 2023|url=https://volby.sme.sk/parlamentne-volby/2023/vysledky/poslanci|newspaper=Sme|publisher=Petit Press|access-date=3 November 2023|language=sk}}

Ledecký is the father of Vladimíra Marcinková, member of the Slovak National Council, and the father-in-law of hockey player Tomáš Marcinko. His brother Miroslav has been the mayor of the village of Drahovce in the district of Piešťany since 2018.{{Cite news|title=Spišský Hrhov a Drahovce povedú bratia Vladimír a Miroslav Ledeckí|url=https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20959098/spissky-hrhov-a-drahovce-povedu-bratia-vladimir-a-miroslav-ledecki.html|newspaper=Korzár|access-date=2 November 2023|language=sk}}

A timelapse documentary To ta monarchia by director Vladislava Sárkány about Ledecký's activities in Spišský Hrhov was broadcast online at the One World festival in 2020. The director tells of the documentary as a probe into the story of the village, which reached its peak thanks to a strong community of interesting people at the head with the mayor.{{Cite web|title=To ta monarchia, výnimočný dokument o jednej slovenskej superdedine|url=https://kultura.pravda.sk/film-a-televizia/clanok/568172-to-ta-monarchia-vynimocny-dokument-o-jednej-slovenskej-superdedine/|website=Pravda|date=8 November 2020|access-date=3 November 2023|language=sk}}

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