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Ján Lunter
Governor of Banská Bystrica Region

Incumbent

Assumed office
4 December 2017
Preceded byMarian Kotleba
Personal details
Born (1951-07-15) 15 July 1951 (age 73)
Telgárt, Czechoslovakia
Political party Independent[1]
SpouseEtela[2]
ChildrenJán
Jakub
Juraj
Ondrej
Anna
Mária[2]
Alma materSchool of Electrical Engineering at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava[3]

Ján Lunter (born 15 July 1951) is a Slovak entrepreneur, owner of a family food company[3] and, following the November 2017 elections, governor of the Banská Bystrica Region.[1][4]

Biography

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Lunter studied Cybernetics at the School of Electrical Engineering at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.[3] Following the gentle revolution, he started a firm producing computer software and hardware, called Proces, and later started a food processing company called Alfa-Bio. In 2016 Alfa-Bio produced 160 tons of tofu and 100 tons of spreads.[2]

Candidacy

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Lunter announced plans to run for governor of the Banská Bystrica Region in January[5] and officially entered the race in April 2017.[6] By the end of August, Lunter had gained the support of Peter PellegriniofDirection - Social Democracy,[7] and later won support from Most–Híd and Progressive Slovakia.[8] As candidates from other parties withdrew, many gave support to Lunter, including Martin Klus, who withdrew on 3 October;[9] and Viliam Baňák, who withdrew on 4 October.[10] By November, Lunter had support of all parties excluding the far-right Kotleba - People's Party Our Slovakia (the party of incumbent governor Marian Kotleba).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jancarikova, Tatiana (2017). "Slovakia's far-right party, ruling leftists lose regional elections". Reuters. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  • ^ a b c "Kto je Ján Lunter". www.lunter2017.sk (in Slovak). Ján Lunter. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  • ^ a b c Sliz, Martin (19 January 2017). "Má byť banskobystrickým Kiskom. Výrobca známych nátierok prezradil, prečo ide proti kotlebovcom". hnonline.sk (in Slovak). MAFRA Slovakia. Hospodárske noviny. ISSN 1336-1996. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  • ^ "Jan Lunter Celebrates Victory, Likely Defeating Far-right Governor Kotleba | News Now". newsnow.tasr.sk. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  • ^ "Pribúdajú kandidáti na župana Banskobystrického kraja". mynovohrad.sme.sk (in Slovak). Petit Press. SME. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  • ^ Pataj, Roman. "V Banskej Bystrici chce byť županom Ján Lunter". aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  • ^ "Luntera podpora Smeru-SD na šéfa kraja prekvapila, Mičev ide ďalej". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). 1 January 1970. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  • ^ Vražda, Daniel. "Kotleba chce byť znovu županom, ohlásil svoju kandidatúru". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  • ^ Vražda, Daniel. "Klus sa vzdáva a podporí Luntera, ostatní kandidáti nechcú zverejniť svoje prieskumy". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  • ^ Mikušovič, Dušan. "Mičev potvrdil, že sa vzdáva kandidatúry: Podporím Jána Luntera". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 November 2017.

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