Mária Kolíková

Mária Kolíková is a Slovak politician who currently serves as an MP of the National Council. She was the Justice Minister of Slovakia between 2020 and 2022, serving in the cabinets of Igor Matovič and Eduard Heger.

Legal background Kolíková graduated from the Law Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava in 1999. She subsequently worked as a trainee lawyer from 2002 before becoming a lawyer in 2003. From 2007 until 2010 she worked at the Mária Kolíková law firm. She later operated as a lawyer for the firm Kolíková & Partners.

Political career On 21 March 2020 Kolíková was appointed as the Justice Minister of Slovakia;

In September 2021, after several disagreements with the leader Veronika Remišová, Kolíková left For the People. She joined the party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) as a member in June 2022, becoming their nominee.

In September 2022, Kolíková resigned from the Cabinet of Eduard Heger along with other SAS ministers due to disagreements with political decisions of Igor Matovič and returned to the Parliament where she joined the Freedom and Solidarity caucus. She was replaced in her role of Minister of Justice by Viliam Karas.