Jozef Banáš

Slovak writer and politician

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Jozef Banáš

Born	(1948-09-27) 27 September 1948 (age 75) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Slovak
Occupation(s)	Writer, Journalist, Diplomat, Politician

Jozef Banáš (born 27 September 1948) is a Slovak novelist, journalist, diplomat and politician.

Professional career

1972 - graduated at the University of Economics in Bratislava with major in foreign trade
1973-1976 - business consultant at Chirana Export Piešťany
1977-1992 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague
1983-1988 - embassy in Berlin, NDR, press attaché
1990-1992 - embassy in Wien, deputy chief of mission
1992 - Raiffeisenleasing Wien
1993-1994 - Tatraleasing Bratislava, chief executive officer
1994-2001 - Slovak International Tabak, industrial politics management

Works

1978 – Nebráňme vtákom lietať (Don't stop the birds from flying), TV staging, scenario
1979 – Čisté vody (Clear waters), TV staging
1982 – Mimoriadny rýchlik (Extraordinary express), TV staging, scenario
1983 – Kirchhoffov zákon (Kirchoff's Law), TV staging, scenario
1985 – Začiatok sezóny (Start of the season), movie scenario
1990 – Tréning na štátnika (Training for statesman), theatre comedy
1996 – No Comment, theatre comedy
2001 – Lepší ako včera (Better than yesterday), book of short stories
2006 – Politicum tremens (co-author Bohumil Hanzel), humorous book about National Council of Slovakia
2007 – Idioti v politike (Idiots in politics), satiric book about politics
2007 – Delírium P. (Delirium P.), theatre comedy
2008 – Zóna nadšenia (Zone of enthusiasm), political thriller
2009 – Zastavte Dubčeka! (Stop Dubček !), novel
2010 – Deň do večnosti (A day to eternity), poetry collection
2010—Kód 9 (Code 9), novel
2011 – Sezóna potkanov (Rat season), novel
2013 – Kód 1 (Code 1), novel
2015 – Dementi (Morons), novel about Banáš's readers
2020 - Nádherná Smrť v Altaji ("Amazing Death in Altay mountains"), novel

Besides his literal ventures, he is known as a political journalist and essayist. His essays and thoughts gained international acclaim.

Political career

1976 - entered Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ)
2001-2002 - general secretary of the Aliancia nového občana (ANO) party
2002-2006 - elected deputy of National Council as ANO candidate. He was the vice-chairman of the Committee on European Integration; member of the Safety and Defence Committee and of the Permanent Delegation of the National Council of Slovakia to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council and leader of the Permanent Delegation of the National Council at the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO.
2003 - vice-chairman of The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
2004 - after he did not become the lead candidate for ANO in the European Parliament elections, he announced that he was leaving ANO and to become an independent deputy in the National Council
2004 - joined the deputies club of The Slovak Democratic and Christian Union party (SDKÚ)
2004 - joined SDKÚ
11.11.2004 - elected in Venice as a vice-chairman of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, making him the first Slovak elected to this position

Personal life

He is married and has two daughters. His younger daughter, Adela Vinczeová, is a prominent moderator and entertainer in Slovakia. According to his daughter Adela, Banáš is a lapsed Catholic.^[1]