Miroslav Jureňa

Miroslav Jureňa (born 17 June 1954) is a Slovak politician. From 2006 to 2007 he served as the Minister of Agriculture of Slovakia.

Biography Jureňa was born on 17 June 1954 in Skalica in a farming family. He grew up in Gbely, playing in the local football team. In 1977 he graduated from the Slovak University of Agriculture. Following his graduation until 1990 he was the head of agricultural cooperative in Gbely as well as a member of the town council. Until the Velvet Revolution, he was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. After the privatization of the agricultural cooperatives in Slovakia, Jureňa became an agricultural manager in the private sector. Building up on the Biblical theme, he compared Fico to the Pharisee from the Gospel of Luke. The press conference primarily focused on Jureňa listing corruption allegations against other cabinet members and questioning why they weren't punished when he was.

Following his dismissal from the government, Jureňa served as a Deputy of the National Council of Slovakia until 2010. Following the failure of HZDS to reach the representation threshold in the 2010 Slovak parliamentary election, Jureňa left HZDS and joined the Slovak National Party (SNS).

In 2024, Jureňa became the head of campaign of Štefan Harabin for the 2004 Slovak presidential election. Following the elimination of Harabin in the first round, Jureňa issued a press release supporting Peter Pellegrini in the runoff. Immediately after the information became public, Harabin denied supporting Pellegrini. According to Harabin, Jureňa acted on his own and was fired as a result of issuing an incorrect statement.

Personal life Jureňa is married with one daughter.