Zita Pleštinská (born Zita Kányai on štinská13 June 1961 in Nitra) is a Slovak politician and current mayor of the village of Chmeľnica. Pleštinská is a former Member of the European Parliament with the Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia, part of the European People's Party. She was on the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, and also served as a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development, as a member of the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and as a substitute for the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand.
Education
1985: Technical University of Budapest, Faculty of Architecture
1993: The Certificate in professional expertise in the regional development
2000: SPP diploma (Special Preparatory Programme for Structural Funds) 2001: Cooperation and preparation of PHARE projects 2002: The Certificate in professional expertise in regional management, public and concession procurement
Career
1985-1991: Chief Architect's Department in Stará Ľubovňa - Deputy Director
1991-1996: District Office of the Environment in Stará Ľubovňa - Head of Department for Regional Planning and Land Engineering 1996-1998: District Office in Stará Ľubovnňa - Officer at the Environmental Department 1998-2002: District Office in Stará Ľubovňa - Deputy Director 2002-2004: District Office in Stará Ľubovňa - Director; Head of Department of Regional Development 2002-2006: Municipality Chmeľnica - Mayor (1st Term) 2004–2009: The European Parliament - Member 2010: District Office in Stará Ľubovňa - Director Present: Municipality Chmeľnica - Mayor
Political Activity
1991-2000: KDH (Christian Democratic Movement) 1998-2000: SDK (Slovak Democratic Coalition) 2000–present: SDKÚ-DS (Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party) - Member of the Slovak board of SDKÚ, Member of regional union of SDKÚ Prešov
See also
2004 European Parliament election in Slovakia
External links
http://www.plestinska.sk
Mayor of Chmelnica
External links
1961 births
Living people
Hungarians in Slovakia
Politicians from Nitra
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party MEPs
MEPs for Slovakia 2004–2009
MEPs for Slovakia 2009–2014
Women MEPs for Slovakia
Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2020–2023
Female members of the National Council (Slovakia)