Zuzana Martináková (born 5 May 1961 in Púchov,áková Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak politician and a former journalist. She is the leader of the political party Free Forum.
Life
Martináková is a graduate of the Comenius University in Bratislava. She has worked for Slovak Radio (1988–1993) and for the BBC (1993–2001). She joined the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) and after Slovak parliamentary election in 2002 became the vice president of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. She was number five on the SDKU's list.
In January 2004, Martináková left the SDKÚ after frictions with Mikuláš Dzurinda, founded a new political party named Free Forum and was elected the party leader. In Slovak parliamentary election in 2006, the party did not join the Slovak Parliament (got only 3.47%; minimum 5% was required).
Zuzana Martináková is married (her husband Marián Bednár is a director of the Department of Communication of the Office of the President Ivan Gašparovič) and she is a mother of three sons – Michal, Juraj and Tomáš.
References
1961 births
Living people
People from Púchov
Free Forum politicians
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party politicians
21st-century Slovak politicians
21st-century Slovak women politicians
Candidates for President of Slovakia
Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2002-2006
Female members of the National Council (Slovakia)